Business Motions
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-05174, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.
17:01
Before I move the motion, I notify members that it is the Government’s intention to have a ministerial statement on Remploy next Tuesday. I will seek Parliament’s agreement to that tomorrow.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—
Tuesday 18 December 2012
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by Scottish Government Debate: Commonwealth Games 2014
followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Growth and Infrastructure Bill – UK Legislation
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 19 December 2012
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions
Health and Wellbeing
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Water Resources (Scotland) Bill
followed by Financial Resolution: Water Resources (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 20 December 2012
11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions
12.30 pm Members’ Business
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Finance Committee Debate: Draft Budget 2012-13
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
Tuesday 8 January 2013
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by Scottish Government Business
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 9 January 2013
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions
Infrastructure, Investment and Cities
Culture and External Affairs
followed by Scottish Government Business
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 10 January 2013
11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions
12.30 pm Members’ Business
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Scottish Government Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time—[Joe FitzPatrick.]
Motion agreed to.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-05175, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a stage 1 timetable for the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Bill.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be completed by 26 April 2013.—[Joe FitzPatrick.]
Motion agreed to.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-05176, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a stage 1 timetable for the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Bill.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be completed by 29 March 2013.—[Joe FitzPatrick.]
Motion agreed to.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-05194, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revision to the business programme for tomorrow, Thursday 13 December.
That the Parliament agrees to the following revision to the programme of business—
Thursday 13 December 2012
Delete
2.30 pm Scottish Government Debate: United Nations Climate Change Negotiations
and insert
2.30 pm Ministerial Statement: Scotland and the EU
followed by Ministerial Statement: Northlink Ferries
followed by Scottish Government Debate: United Nations Climate Change Negotiations—[Joe FitzPatrick.]
Motion agreed to.