Plenary, 23 Mar 2000
Meeting date: Thursday, March 23, 2000
Official Report
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Business Motion
Before everyone rushes out of the chamber, I call Iain Smith to move motion S1M-677, which is the business motion set out on page 3 of the business bulletin.
I wish to move the motion as set out in the bulletin with the small amendment that the members' business on Wednesday 29 March be swapped with the members' business on Thursday 30 March. That change has the agreement of the two members concerned. I hope that the Parliament will also agree.
I draw members' attention to the likelihood that on Wednesday 29 March, the stage 3 consideration of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill will require that the meeting be extended.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—
Wednesday 29 March 2000
2.30 pm Time for Reflection - Reverend Dr Kevin Franz, Action of Churches Together in Scotland
followed by Business Motion to include timetabling of proceedings of Stage 3 of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill
followed by Stage 3 of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-650 George Lyon: National Park Status for Argyll Forest Park
Thursday 30 March 2000
9.30 am Scottish Socialist Party Debate on a Scottish Service Tax
11.00 am Scottish Green Party Debate on Housing Energy Efficiency
followed by Business Motion
2.30 pm Question Time
3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3.30 pm Executive Debate on Public Appointments
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-488 Cathy Jamieson: Standing Commission on Health and Safety at Work in Scotland
Wednesday 5 April 2000
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Ministerial Statement
followed by SPCB Debate on the Holyrood Project
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business
Thursday 6 April 2000
9.30 am Non-Executive Business - Scottish National Party
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
The question is, that motion S1M-677, as amended verbally by Mr Smith, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
Meeting suspended until 14:30.
On resuming—
Before we begin question time, I want to explain that we had a little difficulty last week because some members who had requested to ask supplementaries then attempted to cancel their request by pressing their button at the end of the question. I remind members that requests to speak are cancelled centrally. If members try to do it, their name will come up at the top of the list of speakers for the next question. That is why members were called wrongly last week. Once you have requested a supplementary, please leave the console alone if you are not called. The request will be cancelled by the clerks.