The next item of business is consideration of business motion S1M-3405, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out a business programme.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees—
(a) the following programme of business—
Wednesday 25 September 2002
2:30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Education, Culture and Sport Committee Debate on the Committee's Report on proposed Commissioner for Children and Young People Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-3357 Mary Scanlon: Importance of Primary Care
Thursday 26 September 2002
9:30 am Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business
followed by Business Motion
2:30 pm First Minister's Question Time
3:10 pm Question Time
3:30 pm Executive Debate on Race Equality
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-3387 Brian Fitzpatrick: New CancerBACUP Scotland Centre Opened in Glasgow
Wednesday 2 October 2002
2:30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 1 Debate on Local Government in Scotland Bill
followed by Financial Resolution in respect of the Local Government in Scotland Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 3 October 2002
9:30 am Standards Committee Debate on the Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament: Disclosure of Complaints
followed by Standards Committee Debate on its 7th Report 2002 on Replacing the Members' Interests Order: Proposal for a Committee Bill
followed by Standards Committee Debate on its 1st Report 2002 on Lobbying
followed by Business Motion
2:30 pm Question Time
3:10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3:30 pm Executive Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
and (b) that Stage 1 of the Protection of Children (Scotland) Bill be completed by 22 November 2002 and that Stage 1 of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland Bill be completed by 17 January 2003.—[Euan Robson.]
Motion agreed to.
Meeting suspended until 14:30.
On resuming—
Before we proceed with question time, I advise members that I have a rather lengthy ruling to make on a point of order. As I do not want to delay question time, I will keep it to 3.30 pm.