Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Official Report
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Business Motion
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S3M-8116, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees—
(a) the following programme of business—
Wednesday 16 March 2011
9.15 am Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Certification of Death (Scotland) Bill
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Public Records (Scotland) Bill
followed by Members’ Business
2.35 pm Ministerial Statement: Higher Education Funding
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Bill
followed by Ministerial Statement: Report on Proposals and Policies on Climate Change Targets
followed by Scottish Government Debate: Local Government Finance (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
6.45 pm Decision Time
Thursday 17 March 2011
9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Scottish Labour Party Business
11.40 am General Question Time
12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time
12.30 pm Members’ Business
2.15 pm Themed Question Time
Health and Wellbeing
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Bill
followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Public Bodies Bill - UK Legislation
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Tuesday 22 March 2011
9.15 am Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Forced Marriage etc (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Bill
12.20 pm General Question Time
12.40 pm First Minister’s Question Time
1.10 pm Motion of Thanks to the Presiding Officer
1.25 pm Decision Time
(b) that, for the purposes of First Minister’s Question Time on Tuesday 22 March 2011, the period for members to lodge questions for selection begins at the completion of First Minister’s Question Time on Thursday 17 March 2011 and ends at 4.00 pm on that day; and
(c) that, for the purposes of General Question Time on Tuesday 22 March 2011, members should (i) submit their names for selection by no later than 12.00 pm on Thursday 10 March 2011 and (ii) lodge their questions by no later than 12.00 pm on Tuesday 15 March 2011.—[Bruce Crawford.]
Motion agreed to.