The first item of business today is consideration of business motion S5M-00382, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revision to today’s business programme.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees to the following revision to the programme of business for Wednesday 8 June 2016—
after
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions
Health and Sport
insert
followed by Ministerial Statement: Queensferry Crossing
delete
5.00 pm Decision Time
and insert
5.30 pm Decision Time—[Joe FitzPatrick.]
Motion agreed to.
The ministerial statement will be taken at 2.40, after portfolio questions, and decision time will be moved to 5.30 in consequence. I am conscious that members will want to hear the statement on the Queensferry crossing and to question the cabinet secretary on developments. I am also aware that there has been very little notice of the statement, for members and for the general public. That is not the way in which I would necessarily want business to be planned; I therefore ask the minister and fellow bureau members to reflect on that for the future, as I will do.