Meeting of the Parliament
Meeting date: Thursday, June 28, 2012
Official Report
1110KB pdf
Business Motions
Good morning. The first item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-03522, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revision to the business programme for this afternoon.
09:15
Before I move the motion, I point out that the change is to allow the insertion into the agenda of an item on membership of the regional chamber of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. I am glad that the Parliamentary Bureau has agreed to include it.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees the following revision to the programme of business for Thursday 28 June 2012—
after
2.55 pm Stage 3 Proceedings: Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill
insert
followed by Membership of the Regional Chamber of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
Motion agreed to.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-03497, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a timetable for stage 3 consideration of the Long Leases (Scotland) Bill.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that, during stage 3 of the Long Leases (Scotland) Bill, debate on amendment 1 shall, subject to Rule 9.8.4A, be brought to a conclusion no later than 20 minutes after the stage begins (excluding any periods when other business is under consideration or when a meeting of the Parliament is suspended or otherwise not in progress).—[Bruce Crawford.]
Motion agreed to.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-03496, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a timetable for stage 3 consideration of the Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that, during stage 3 of the Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (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 4: 55 minutes.—[Bruce Crawford.]
Motion agreed to.