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The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

During dissolution, there are no MSPs and no parliamentary business can take place.

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Chamber and committees

Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 18, 2017


Contents


Business Motion

The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh)

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-05181, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out a revised business programme.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees to the following revisions to the programme of business for Thursday 20 April 2017—

after

12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions

insert

followed by Members’ Business

after

2.30 pm Scottish Government Debate: Defence Basing Reforms and the Impact on Scotland

insert

followed by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Motion: Super-Majorities - Standing Order Rule Changes—[Joe FitzPatrick.]

Motion agreed to.

There is a single question to put at decision time today, but we will wait for a few seconds before we come to it.