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- Scottish Parliament Thursday 6 July 2000
- Enterprise Networks
- National Health Service
- Government Resources and Accounts Bill
- Business Motion
- Question Time
- First Minister's Question Time
- National Health Service
- Code of Conduct
- Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill
- Witness Expenses and Allowances
- Point of Order
- Decision Time
- University of the Highlands and Islands
Point of Order
On a point of order. I refer to the motion on the timetabling of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill stage 3 debate on 6 September. I spoke to the Minister for Parliament and asked him to move the debate back one day so that the Subordinate Legislation Committee—which is meeting on 5 September—could report to Parliament before the debate took place. Mr McCabe said that he was unable to move the debate. This is one of those timetabling awkwardnesses that need to be taken into account. It is possible that we will have to call the minister and his civil servants to the committee meeting to let him know before the stage 3 debate what the Subordinate Legislation Committee thinks about the bill.
Perhaps Mr McCabe will respond to that point.
The business motion for the week after the recess is fairly slack. Only one debate has been timetabled and that is stage 3 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill. The matter was not raised at the Parliamentary Bureau, but we can discuss the issue with the clerking directorate. If there is a genuine problem, we can move the debate back, if that would assist the committee.
Are you happy with that response, Mr Jenkins?
Yes. Thank you.
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