Business Motions
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-02424, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees—
(a) the following programme of business—
Wednesday 28 March 2012
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Ministerial Statement: Planning Reform, Next Steps
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Scottish Government Debate: UK Government Budget
followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Financial Services Bill – UK Legislation
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
6.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 29 March 2012
9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Scottish Green Party Business
11.40 am General Question Time
12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time
2.15 pm Themed Question Time
Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy
2.55 pm Scottish Government Debate: Consultation on the New Tribunal System in Scotland
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 18 April 2012
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Scottish Government Business
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 19 April 2012
9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Scottish Government Business
11.40 am General Question Time
12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time
2.15 pm Themed Question Time
Culture and External Affairs
Infrastructure and Capital Investment
2.55 pm Scottish Government Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
(b) that the period for members to submit their names for selection for Question Times on Thursday 19 April 2012 ends at 12 noon on Wednesday 28 March 2012.—[Bruce Crawford.]
Motion agreed to.
The next item of business is consideration of three business motions. I ask Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S4M-02425, S4M-02426 and S4M-02427, which set out stage 2 timetables for various bills.
Motions moved,
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2 be completed by 4 May 2012.
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2 be completed by 11 May 2012.
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the National Library of Scotland Bill at Stage 2 be completed by 27 April 2012.—[Bruce Crawford.]
Motions agreed to.