Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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Business Motions

Before a statement is made, it is expected that non-Government members will have an opportunity to study it. In this case, for whatever reason, it has been impossible to provide a lengthy opportunity for that, and I therefore propose to suspend business for 30 minutes. I suggest that we start business again at 25 to 3.

14:05 Meeting suspended.

14:35 On resuming—

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S3M-7573, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revised business programme for today.

14:35

Before I move the motion, I should tell the chamber about certain changes to business that have transpired. Last week, the bureau scheduled for today an Equal Opportunities Committee debate on scrutiny of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 but, as the business motion records, it has been replaced by other business. The only other change is that decision time this afternoon will be at 5.30 pm to allow the Property Factors (Scotland) Bill to be properly debated.

I move,

That the Parliament agrees—

(a) the following revision to the programme of business for Wednesday 8 December 2010—

delete

followed by Ministerial Statement: Future Budget Planning Assumptions

followed by Equal Opportunities Committee Debate: Scrutiny of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

followed by Stage 1 Debate: Property Factors (Scotland) Bill

followed by Business Motion

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

6.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

and insert

followed by Ministerial Statement: Severe Weather

followed by Ministerial Statement: Future Budget Planning Assumptions

followed by Stage 1 Debate: Property Factors (Scotland) Bill

followed by Business Motion

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.30 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

(b) the following revision to the programme of business for Thursday 9 December 2010—

delete

5.05 pm Decision Time

and insert

5.00 pm Decision Time

Motion agreed to.

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S3M-7559, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, recommending that motion S3M-7550, on the Scotland Bill, be taken by Parliament tomorrow.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees under Rule 8.2.7 that motion S3M-7550 be taken by the Parliament on Thursday 9 December 2010.—[Bruce Crawford.]

Motion agreed to.