Plenary, 09 Jan 2003
Meeting date: Thursday, January 9, 2003
Official Report
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Business Motion
The next item is consideration of business motion S1M-3745, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.
Before moving the motion, I inform the chamber that the SNP has indicated that the topic for its business on Thursday 16 January will be the current international situation.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees—
(a) the following programme of business—
Wednesday 15 January 2003
2:30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 1 Debate on Commissioner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill
followed by Transport and the Environment Committee Debate on its 15th Report 2002 on Inquiry into the Rail Industry in Scotland
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 16 January 2003
9:30 am Scottish National Party Business
followed by Business Motion
2:30 pm Question Time
3:10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3:30 pm Stage 1 Debate on Dog Fouling (Scotland) Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Wednesday 22 January 2003
2:30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 3 of Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 23 January 2003
9:30 am Continuation of Stage 3 of Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motion
2:30 pm Question Time
3:10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3:30 pm Continuation of Stage 3 of Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
and (b) that the Justice 2 Committee and the Transport and the Environment Committee report to the Justice 1 Committee by 17 January 2003 on the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2003.
Motion agreed to.
Meeting suspended until 14:30.
On resuming—