The next item of business is consideration of three business motions, in the name of Margaret Curran, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: motion S2M-3577, setting out a business programme; motion S2M-3578, setting out a timetable for legislation; and motion S2M-3579, setting out a timetable for legislation.
Motions moved,
That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—
Wednesday 23 November 2005
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Ministerial Statement: Local Government Finance Settlement 2006-2007
followed by Procedures Committee Debate: 7th Report 2005, The Sewel Convention
followed by Procedures Committee Debate: 6th Report 2005, Admissibility and Closure of Public Petitions
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 24 November 2005
9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Housing (Scotland) Bill
11.40 am General Question Time
12 noon First Minister's Question Time
2.15 pm Themed Question Time—
Justice and Law Officers;
Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning
2.55 pm Conclusion of Stage 3 Proceedings: Housing (Scotland) Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Wednesday 30 November 2005
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Executive Business
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 1 December 2005
9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Executive Business
11.40 am General Question Time
12 noon First Minister's Question Time
2.15 pm Themed Question Time—
Finance and Public Services and Communities;
Education and Young People, Tourism, Culture and Sport
2.55 pm Executive Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business.
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Joint Inspection of Children's Services and Inspection of Social Work Services (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be completed by 7 December 2005.
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 be completed by 23 February 2006.—[Ms Margaret Curran.]
Motions agreed to.
I will suspend the meeting for a minute.
Oh.
It will be a short minute.
Meeting suspended.
On resuming—
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