Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Thursday, May 26, 2011

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Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Bruce Crawford to move motions S4M-00106, on parliamentary recess dates, and S4M-00107, on the office of the clerk. I am sure that Mr Crawford will take his time when doing so.

16:59

It gives me pleasure to move the motions on parliamentary recess dates and on when the office of the clerk will close as a result of those dates. I should let the Parliament know that the coming summer recess will begin on 2 July and end on 4 September. That should be just enough information for the Parliament at this stage.

Motions moved,

That the Parliament agrees the following parliamentary recess dates under Rule 2.3.1: 2 July – 4 September 2011 (inclusive), 8 – 23 October 2011 (inclusive), 23 December 2011 (pm) – 8 January 2012 (inclusive), 11 – 19 February 2012 (inclusive), 31 March – 15 April 2012 (inclusive) and 30 June – 2 September 2012 (inclusive).

That the Parliament agrees that, between 1 June 2011 and 31 January 2012, the Office of the Clerk will be open on all days except: Saturdays and Sundays, 2, 23 (pm), 26 and 27 December 2011, 2 and 3 January 2012.—[Bruce Crawford.]

I thank Mr Crawford for being so helpful. The questions on the motions will be put at decision time.