Business Motions
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-08472, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—
Tuesday 10 December 2013
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by Scottish Government Debate: Human Rights
followed by Scottish Government Debate: End Year Fish Negotiations
followed by Scottish Government Debate: Youth Sport Strategy
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
6.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 11 December 2013
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Portfolio Questions
Health and Wellbeing
followed by Ministerial Statement: Local Government Finance Settlement 2014-15
followed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.30 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 12 December 2013
11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions
12.30 pm Members’ Business
2.15 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.15 pm Members’ Business
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
Tuesday 17 December 2013
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Landfill Tax (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 18 December 2013
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions
Culture and External Affairs;
Infrastructure, Investment and Cities
followed by Scottish Government Business
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 19 December 2013
11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions
12.30 pm Members’ Business
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Scottish Government Business
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time—[Joe FitzPatrick.]
Motion agreed to.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-08475, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a stage 1 timetable for the Defective and Dangerous Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Bill.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Defective and Dangerous Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be completed by 4 April 2014.—[Joe FitzPatrick.]
Motion agreed to.
The next item of business is consideration of three business motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move en bloc motions S4M-08476, S4M-08477 and S4M-08478, setting out stage 2 timetables for various bills.
Motions moved,
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill at stage 2 be completed by 24 January 2014.
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill at stage 2 be completed by 7 February 2014.
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Bill at stage 2 be completed by 13 December 2013.—[Joe FitzPatrick.]
Motions agreed to.