Plenary, 07 Oct 1999
Meeting date: Thursday, October 7, 1999
Official Report
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Business Motion
We now move to the next item of business. I call Mr Tom McCabe to move business motion S1M-196.
The motion sets out the business for the first week following our recess, which is the week commencing 25 October.
On the afternoon of Wednesday 27 October, the meeting will start at 2.30 pm with our first time for reflection, which will be followed by a debate on an Executive motion on domestic violence. Decision time will take place at 5 pm, after which there will be a members' business debate on motion S1M-187, in the name of Mr Nick Johnston, on telecommunications infrastructure.
On Thursday 28 October, the first item of business at 9.30 am will be a debate on an Executive motion on the structural funds programme. Immediately before lunch, I will move a further business motion in respect of future business.
The afternoon will begin with question time at
2.30 pm. At 3.15 pm, there will be a debate on an Executive motion on the Scottish University for Industry. After decision time at 5 pm, there will be a members' business debate on motion S1M-128, in the name of Mr Allan Wilson, on regional selective assistance. The motion also sets out the date—19 November—by which the Finance Committee and Audit Committee must complete their stage 2 consideration of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Bill.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees: (a) the following programme of business Wednesday 27 October 1999
2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Debate on an Executive Motion on Domestic Violence followed by Parliamentary Bureau motions
5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Debate on the subject of S1M-187, Mr Nick Johnston: Telecommunications
Thursday 28 October 1999
9.30 am Debate on an Executive Motion on Structural Funds Programmes 12.20 pm Business Motion 2.30 pm Question Time 3.00 pm Open Question Time followed by, no later than 3.15 pm Debate on an Executive Motion on the Scottish University for Industry followed by Parliamentary Bureau motions
5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Debate on the subject of S1M-128, Allan Wilson: Regional Selective Assistance and (b), that the Finance Committee and Audit Committee shall complete Stage 2 consideration of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Bill by 19 November 1999.
As I have no indication that anyone wishes to speak against the motion, I will put the question to the chamber. The question is, that business motion S1M-196 be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
Question, That the meeting be now adjourned until 2.30 pm, put and agreed to.—[Mr McCabe.]
Meeting adjourned at 12:25.
On resuming—