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The next item of business is consideration of business motion S7M-01754, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on a business programme.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees—
(a) the following programme of business—
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(b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 2 November 2026, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except” the words “to the extent to which the Presiding Officer considers that the questions are on the same or similar subject matter or” are inserted.—[Jamie Hepburn]
Motion agreed to.