Plenary, 28 Sep 2000
Meeting date: Thursday, September 28, 2000
Official Report
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Business Motion
The next item is consideration of business motion S1M-1220, in the name of Tom McCabe, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out the business programme.
It might be useful for members if I offer some clarification of the business motion, as some slots have not been identified fully.
Two ministerial statements are planned for next week. The first, by Mr Finnie, is on the integrated administration and control system appeals mechanism. Members might feel that that does not cast much light on the subject, but I can tell them that the statement relates to the appeal mechanism for agricultural grants. The second statement, by Susan Deacon, is on care for older people.
Next week also features a non-Executive debate on behalf of the SNP, which has been good enough to inform us of the subject for debate. There will be a one-and-a-half-hour debate on fuel duty followed by another one-and-a-half-hour debate on proportional representation in local government.
On Thursday afternoon, there is an Executive business slot that has not been specified. There will now be a Sewel motion debate concerning United Kingdom legislation. The legislation in question is the Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill, and the clauses that we will deal with concern the treatment of sex offenders.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—
Wednesday 4 October 2000
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Ministerial Statement
followed by Justice and Home Affairs Committee Debate on the Carbeth Hutters
followed by Standards Committee Debate on Register of Members' Staff Interests
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business - debate on the subject of S1M-1140 Patricia Ferguson: 25th Anniversary of Establishment of Local Health Councils
Thursday 5 October 2000
9.30 am Scottish National Party Business
followed by Business Motion
2.30 pm Question Time
3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3.30 pm Ministerial Statement
followed by Executive Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business - debate on the subject of S1M-1132 Tricia Marwick: Multiple Sclerosis in Scotland
The question is, that motion S1M-1220 be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
Meeting suspended until 14:30.
On resuming—
Before we begin this afternoon's business, members will be aware that this week the 46th annual conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association has been meeting in the conference centre in Edinburgh. I know that members would like to welcome about 100 Commonwealth parliamentarians to the gallery today to watch our proceedings. [Applause.]
I welcome the president of the CPA and retiring Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon Betty Boothroyd. [Applause.]