Plenary, 27 Feb 2002

Meeting date: Wednesday, February 27, 2002

Official Report 359KB pdf

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Business Motion

Before we begin, I refer members to the announcements made in the business bulletin this morning on the handling of today's business.

The first item of business is consideration of business motion S1M-2793, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revised business programme.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees—

(a) as a revision to the Business Programme agreed on 14 February 2002—

Wednesday 27 February 2002

after the first "Parliamentary Bureau Motions", delete all and insert—

followed by Debate on an Executive Motion to treat the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill as an Emergency Bill

followed by, no
later than 3.05 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Stage 3 Debate on the Marriage (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business - debate on the subject of S1M-2597 Dorothy-Grace Elder: Plight of Chronic Pain Patients

Thursday 28 February 2002

delete all and insert—

9.30 am Stage 1 Debate on the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Bill

followed by European Committee Debate on its 9th Report 2001: Report on the Governance of the European Union and the Future of Europe: What Role for Scotland?

12.30 pm Business Motion

2.30 pm Question Time

3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time

3.30 pm Stage 1 Debate on the Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils' Records) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Financial Resolution in respect of the Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils' Records) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business - debate on the subject of S1M-2647 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Rail Link to Edinburgh Airport—[Euan Robson.]

Motion agreed to.