Plenary, 30 Mar 2000
Meeting date: Thursday, March 30, 2000
Official Report
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Business Motion
The next item on the agenda is consideration of business motion S1M-713, in the name of Mr Tom McCabe on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out our business programme.
Before I move the motion, it is only right that I highlight a few items within it. As members are aware, on Wednesday 5 April, we will discuss the Holyrood project, which will be preceded by a ministerial statement. So that the time for the debate on the Holyrood project is not shortened, decision time will be moved to 5.30 pm that evening.
On Thursday 6 April, the SNP's non-executive debate will now cover two topics: public finance and agriculture.
Finally, there will be another ministerial statement on the afternoon of Thursday 6 April on the subject of rural affairs and agriculture.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees a) the following revision to the Business Motion approved on 23 March 2000:
Thursday 30 March 2000
after Business Motion, insert:
followed by Ministerial Statement on Spending Allocations 2000 – 2001
followed by Motion on publication of Mental Welfare Commission Report, followed by a decision
and, after First Minister's Question Time, delete all and insert:
3.30 pm Ministerial Statement on Mental Welfare Commission Report
4.00 pm Executive Debate on Public Appointments
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-488 Cathy Jamieson: Health and Safety at Work in Scotland
and, b) the following programme of business—
Wednesday 5 April 2000
2.30 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Ministerial Statement
followed by SPCB Debate on the Holyrood Project
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.30 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-643 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: A701
Thursday 6 April 2000
9.30 am Non-Executive Business - Scottish National Party
followed by Business Motion
2.30 pm Question Time
3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time
3.30 pm Debate on a motion for UK legislation on the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill
4.15 pm Ministerial Statement
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members' Business - debate on the subject of S1M-418 Kenneth Gibson: Suicide
The question is, that motion S1M-713, in the name of Mr Tom McCabe, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
Before moving on to the next item of business, I remind members that a presentation and question-and-answer session on the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body's report on the Holyrood building project, which includes the Spencely report, will take place in committee room 1 at 1.30 pm today. There will be an opportunity to discuss the reports with the SPCB and John Spencely.