Plenary, 26 Feb 2003

Meeting date: Wednesday, February 26, 2003

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Business Motion

The next item of business is consideration motion S1M-3963, which sets out a revised business programme.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees—

(a) as a revision to the programme of business agreed on 20 February 2003—

Thursday 27 February 2003

delete—

9:30 am Preliminary Stage Debate on National Galleries of Scotland Bill

and insert—

9:30 am Ministerial Statement on Partnership for Care Scotland's Health White Paper

followed by Preliminary Stage Debate on National Galleries of Scotland Bill

(b) the following programme of business—

Wednesday 5 March 2003

9:30 am Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Debate on The Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) (Scotland) Scheme 2003 and on The Sea Fishing (Transitional Support) No.2 (Scotland) Scheme 2003

11:30 am Ministerial Statement

12:00 pm Procedures Committee Debate on its 1st Report 2003: Report on Changes to Standing Orders Concerning Legislative Matters, Motions and Lodging Written Questions, on its 2nd Report 2003: Report on Changes to Standing Orders Concerning Elections to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, on its 4th Report 2002, Changes to Standing Orders Concerning the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, European Committee remit, Private Legislation, Temporary Conveners and the Journal of the Scottish Parliament

2:30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Stage 3 of Homelessness (Scotland) Bill

5:00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-3830 Margo MacDonald: European Commission Directive on Food Supplements

Thursday 6 March 2003

9:30 am Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business

followed by Business Motion

2:30 pm Question Time

3:10 pm First Minister's Question Time

3:30 pm Stage 1 on Gaelic Language (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5:00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-3691 Linda Fabiani: Scotland's Fair Trade Towns

Wednesday 12 March 2003

9:30 am Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Stage 3 of Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Bill

2:30 pm Continuation of Stage 3 of Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5:00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business

Thursday 13 March 2003

9:30 am Scottish National Party Business

followed by Business Motion

2:30 pm Question Time

3:10 pm First Minister's Question Time

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

3:30 pm Stage 3 of Dog Fouling (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5:00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business

(c) that the Justice 1 Committee reports to the Justice 2 Committee by 10 March 2003 on the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003 (SSI 2003/89)

and (d) that Stage 1 of the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Bill be completed by 6 March 2003.—[Euan Robson.]

Motion agreed to.