Business Motion
The next item on the agenda is consideration of business motion S1M-795, in the name of Mr Tom McCabe on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out our business programme.
Before I move the motion, I draw members' attention to the amendment to this afternoon's business to take a motion without debate from the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body on the setting up of the Scottish Parliament branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
I also advise the chamber that the SNP business for next Wednesday afternoon will be on the subject of independence.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees—
(a) the following revision to the Business Motion approved on 27 April 2000—
Thursday 4 May 2000
after Debate on the Role of Sport in Social Inclusion, insert—
followed by SPCB Motion on the establishment of the Scottish Parliament CPA Branch
and (b) the following programme of business—
Wednesday 10 May 2000
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Non-Executive Business – Scottish National Party
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-769 Mr John Munro: The Black Cuillin
Thursday 11 May 2000
9.30 am Ministerial Statement on Drugs Action Plan
followed by Committee Business – Transport and Environment Committee Report on Telecommunications
followed by Business Motion
2.30 pm Question Time
3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time
followed by Debate on Special Educational Needs
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-737 David Davidson: A90 Upgrade
Wednesday 17 May 2000
9.30 am Time for Reflection
followed by Executive Debate on Glasgow Regeneration
12.00 pm Ministerial Statement
2.30 pm Continuation of the Executive Debate on Glasgow Regeneration
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 18 May 2000
9.30 am Executive Debate on Community Care
12.00 pm Ministerial Statement
followed by Business Motion
2.30 pm Question Time
3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3.30 pm Executive Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
The question is, that motion S1M-795, in the name of Mr Tom McCabe, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
Meeting suspended until 14:30.
On resuming—
On a point of order, Presiding Officer.
Give me a second.
Only a second, Sir David.
We will hear a point of order from Margo MacDonald.
In view of the Parliament's stated objective of achieving transparency and accountability in its dealings, I am interested to discover why—in light of today's news that the Holyrood project's sponsor will carry out her duties no longer—you ruled as inadmissible a question on her role as a civil servant, for which I believe the Scottish Executive is accountable?
I did not rule that it was inadmissible; I said that I would not accept an emergency question on the matter, because the matter is not an emergency. We will get on with question 1, from Pauline McNeill.