Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Official Report
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Business Motion
The first item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-05377, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a timetable for stage 3 consideration of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that, during stage 3 of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill, debate on groups of amendments shall, subject to Rule 9.8.4A, be brought to a conclusion by the time limit indicated, that time limit being calculated from when the stage begins and excluding any periods when other business is under consideration or when a meeting of the Parliament is suspended (other than a suspension following the first division in the stage being called) or otherwise not in progress:
Groups 1 to 3: 45 minutes
Groups 4 to 7: 1 hour 20 minutes.—[Joe FitzPatrick.]
Motion agreed to.