Plenary, 05 Mar 2003
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 5, 2003
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Scottish Parliament Wednesday 5 March 2003
[The Presiding Officer opened the meeting at 10:51]
I apologise to everybody for the late start because of a power failure that was in the building, rather than external. The situation has been put right.
Father Boles, who was to have led our time for reflection, has had to go to another engagement, so I am afraid that we will have to do without time for reflection. However, we have had plenty of time to reflect individually during the power cut.
We propose to start with the fishing debate, followed by the ministerial statement, and to postpone the Procedures Committee's debate until the afternoon, when it will follow the debate on the Homelessness etc (Scotland) Bill. I hope that we can still get through most of today's business. It is not thought that the debate on the Homelessness etc (Scotland) Bill will take all the time in the afternoon until 5 o'clock. A revised business motion will be taken at 2.30 this afternoon. Is everybody happy with that?
Members indicated agreement.