The next item of business is consideration of business motion S1M-3719, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees—
(a) as a revision to the business programme agreed on 12 December 2002—
Thursday 19 December 2002
after—
"9.30 am Finance Committee Debate on its 7th Report on Stage 2 of the 2003/2004 Budget Process"
insert—
"followed by Procedures Committee Motion on its 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Reports 2002 on Changes to Standing Orders"
(b) the following programme of business—
Wednesday 8 January 2003
2:30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 3 of Local Government in Scotland Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 9 January 2003
9:30 am Debate on the draft Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2003
followed by Stage 1 Debate on the Council of the Law Society of Scotland Bill
followed by Preliminary Stage Debate on Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (Navigation and Fishing) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motion
2:30 pm Question Time
3:10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3:30 pm Executive Debate on the Review of Child Protection
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Wednesday 15 January 2003
2:30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 1 Debate on Commissioner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill
followed by Transport and the Environment Committee Debate on its 15th Report 2002 on Inquiry into the Rail Industry in Scotland
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 16 January 2003
9:30 am Scottish National Party Business
followed by Business Motion
2:30 pm Question Time
3:10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3:30 pm Stage 1 Debate on Dog Fouling (Scotland) Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
(c) that the Justice 1 Committee reports to the Justice 2 Committee by 14 January 2003 on the draft Extended Sentences for Violent Offenders (Scotland) Order 2003;
and (d) that Stage 2 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill be completed by 19 February 2003.—[Euan Robson.]
Motion agreed to.