The first item of business is consideration of business motion S2M-44, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—
Wednesday 21 May 2003
9:30 am Business Motion
followed by First Minister's Motion to appoint Scottish Ministers
followed by First Minister's Motion to appoint junior Scottish Ministers
(to conclude no later
Wednesday 28 May 2003
2:30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by First Minister's Statement on the Programme of the Scottish Executive
4:00 pm Debate on Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (Scotland) Orders
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 29 May 2003
9:30 am Debate on the First Minister's Statement on the Programme of the Scottish Executive
followed by Business Motion
2:30 pm Question Time
3:10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3:30 pm Continuation of Debate on the First Minister's Statement on the Programme of the Scottish Executive
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Tuesday 3 June
4:00 pm Her Majesty The Queen's Address
Wednesday 4 June 2003
2:30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Executive Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 5 June 2003
9:30 am Executive Business
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
Wednesday 11 June
2:30pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Executive Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 12 June
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 Executive Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00 pm Decision Time.—[Patricia Ferguson.]
Motion agreed to.
I remind members that the deadline for lodging questions for question time is therefore 2 o'clock today and for First Minister's question time it is 4 o'clock tomorrow.