Plenary, 20 Dec 2000

Meeting date: Wednesday, December 20, 2000

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Business Motions

The first item of business is the consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motions. The first is S1M-1482, in the name of Tom McCabe on behalf of the bureau, which sets out the business programme.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees:

(a) as an addition to the Business Motion agreed on 14 December 2000

Wednesday 20 December 2000

after the first Parliamentary Bureau Motions, insert

followed by Ministerial Statement on the Fisheries Council

and, (b) the following programme of business

Wednesday 10 January 2001

2.30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Ministerial Statement

followed by Stage 1 Debate on the Leasehold Casualties (Scotland) Bill

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business

Thursday 11 January 2001

9.30 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Ministerial Statement

followed by Stage 3 Debate on the Salmon Conservation (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 Stalking and Harassment

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-1436 Lloyd Quinan: Autistic Spectrum Disorder Provision—[Tavish Scott.]

As no member wishes to speak against the motion, I will put the question. The question is, that motion S1M-1482, in the name of Tom McCabe, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to.

The next business motion for consideration is S1M-1488, in the name of Tom McCabe, which is the timetabling motion for today's stage 3 debate on the Transport (Scotland) Bill.

In moving the motion, I should tell the chamber that it has been agreed by all the main political parties. It provides four and a half hours for the consideration of amendments. The purpose of the timetabling motion is to structure debate and to ensure sufficient time for the later groupings in particular.

I move,

That the Parliament agrees that the time for consideration of Stage 3 of the Transport (Scotland) Bill be allocated as follows, so that debate on each part of the proceedings, if not previously brought to a conclusion, shall be brought to a conclusion on the expiry of the specified period (calculated from the time when Stage 3 begins)—

Group 1 to Group 2 – no later than 30 minutes

Group 3 to Group 15 – no later than 1 hour 45 minutes

Group 16 to Group 17 – no later than 2 hours 30 minutes

Group 18 to Group 22 – no later than 3 hours 30 minutes

Group 23 to Group 29 – no later than 4 hours 30 minutes

Motion to pass the Bill – no later than 5 hours

followed by Stage 3 Debate on the Transport (Scotland) Bill.

As no member has asked to speak against the motion, I will put the question. The question is, that motion S1M-1488, in the name of Tom McCabe, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to.