Good morning. The first item of business today is consideration of business motion S3M-5671, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out a timetable for stage 3 consideration of the Marine (Scotland) Bill.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that, during Stage 3 of the Marine (Scotland) Bill, debate on groups of amendments shall, subject to Rule 9.8.4A, be brought to a conclusion by the time limits indicated, each time limit being calculated from when the Stage begins and excluding any periods when other business is under consideration or when a meeting of the Parliament is suspended (other than a suspension following the first division in the Stage in the morning and afternoon being called) or otherwise not in progress:
Groups 1 and 2: 25 minutes
Groups 3 to 5: 55 minutes
Groups 6 to 9: 1 hour 40 minutes
Groups 10 to 12: 2 hours 10 minutes
Groups 13 and 14: 2 hours 40 minutes
Groups 15 to 17: 3 hours 5 minutes
Groups 18 to 20: 3 hours 40 minutes
Groups 21 and 22: 4 hours.—[Bruce Crawford.]
Motion agreed to.