Good afternoon. The first item of business this afternoon is consideration of business motion S4M-010468, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a timetable for stage 3 consideration of the Housing (Scotland) Bill.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that, during stage 3 of the Housing (Scotland) Bill, debate on groups of amendments shall, subject to Rule 9.8.4A, be brought to a conclusion by the time limit indicated, that time limit being calculated from when the stage begins and excluding any periods when other business is under consideration or when a meeting of the Parliament is suspended (other than a suspension following the first division in the stage being called) or otherwise not in progress:
Groups 1 to 3: 45 minutes
Groups 4 to 6: 1 hour 20 minutes
Groups 7 to 9: 1 hour 55 minutes
Groups 10 to 12: 2 hours 30 minutes
Groups 13 to 15: 3 hours
Groups 16 to 18: 3 hours 35 minutes—[Joe FitzPatrick.]
Motion agreed to.