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Chamber and committees

Plenary, 28 Jan 2009

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009


Contents


Business Motions

The Presiding Officer (Alex Fergusson):

We have a number of procedural decisions to make before we come to decision time.

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S3M-3314, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.

The Minister for Parliamentary Business (Bruce Crawford):

I would like to formally move motion S3M-3314, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau.

I move,

That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—

Wednesday 4 February 2009

2.30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Scottish Government Debate: The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2009

followed by Business Motion

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business

Thursday 5 February 2009

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Scottish Liberal Democrats Business

11.40 am General Question Time

12 noon First Minister's Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time

Education and Lifelong Learning;

Europe, External Affairs and Culture

2.55 pm Scottish Government Debate: Early Years Framework

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business

Wednesday 11 February 2009

2.30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Scottish Government Business

followed by Business Motion

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business

Thursday 12 February 2009

9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Scottish Government Business

11.40 am General Question Time

12 noon First Minister's Question Time

2.15 pm Themed Question Time

Health and Wellbeing

2.55 pm Stage 1 Debate: Sexual Offences (Scotland) Bill

followed by Financial Resolution: Sexual Offences (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business

Motion agreed to.

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S3M-3315, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a timetable for stage 2 of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Bill.

Bruce Crawford:

I am happy to formally move motion S3M-3315, on the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Bill.

I move,

That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2 be completed by 27 March 2009.

Motion agreed to.

The Presiding Officer:

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S3M-3316, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a timetable for stage 2 of the Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Bill. I call Bruce Crawford to move the motion.

Bruce Crawford:

Again, Presiding Officer, it gives me great pleasure to be able to move business motion S3M-3316, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau.

I move,

That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Health Boards (Membership and Elections) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2 be completed by 13 February 2009.

Motion agreed to.