Plenary, 30 Sep 1999
Meeting date: Thursday, September 30, 1999
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Business Motion
The next item of business is the consideration of business motion S1M-175, in the name of Mr Tom McCabe, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out the revised business programme. Any member wishing to speak on this matter should press their button.
Motion S1M-175 sets out the business for next week and the provisional business for the week commencing 25 October. On the afternoon of Wednesday 6 October, the first item of business, at 2.30 pm, will be a ministerial statement and debate on the Executive's expenditure plans. That will be followed by any motions put forward by the Parliamentary Bureau in respect of Scottish statutory instruments—to be taken without debate—and by any procedural motions to be considered by the Parliament. Decision time will take place, as usual, at 5.00 pm. There will then be a members' debate on motion S1M-162, in the name of Ms Pauline McNeill, on breast cancer.
On Thursday 7 October, the first item of business, at 9.30 am, will be a debate on an Executive motion on a memorandum of understanding and concordats. The memorandum of understanding sets out the basic principles that will underlie relations between the UK Government, Scottish ministers and the National Assembly for Wales. The overarching concordats will ensure uniform arrangements in the handling of international relations, European Union matters, statistics and financial assistance to industry. Immediately before lunch, I will move a business motion outlining future business.
The afternoon meeting will begin with question time at 2.30 pm, which will be followed at 3.15 pm by a ministerial statement on the transfer of executive functions for railways. There will then be a debate on an Executive motion on Agenda 2000 and the development of agriculture in Scotland. That will be followed by any motions put forward by the Parliamentary Bureau in respect of SSIs— to be taken without debate—and any procedural motions to be considered by the Parliament. After decision time at 5 pm, there will be a members' debate on motion S1M-156, in the name of Mr Andrew Wilson, on criminal checks for voluntary organisations.
The Parliament will be in recess during the weeks beginning 11 and 18 October. It is too early to give precise details of the business for the first week after the recess—the week beginning 25
October—as that is nearly four weeks ahead. However, it is proposed that Executive business will be considered on Wednesday afternoon and all day Thursday. Details of the matters to be discussed, including members' business, will be contained in next week's business motion.
This motion also sets out the date—29 October—by which the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee must report to the lead committee, which is the Education, Culture and Sport Committee, on the Educational Development, Research and Services (Scotland) Grant Regulations 1999.
I move,
That the Parliament agrees: (a) the following programme of business - Wednesday 6 October 1999 2.30 pm Ministerial Statement and Debate on the Executive's Expenditure Plans followed by Parliamentary Bureau motions
5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Debate on the subject of SM1-162 Pauline McNeill: Breast Cancer
Thursday 7 October 1999
9.30 am Debate on an Executive Motion on a Memorandum of Understanding and Concordats 12.20 pm Business Motion 2.30 pm Question Time 3.00 pm Open Question Time followed by, no later than 3.15 pm Ministerial Statement on the Transfer of Executive Functions for Railways followed by Debate on an Executive Motion on Agenda 2000 and the Development of Agriculture in Scotland followed by Parliamentary Bureau motions
5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Debate on the subject of SM1-156 Andrew Wilson: Criminal Checks for Voluntary Organisations
Wednesday 27 October 1999
2.30 pm Executive Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Thursday 28 October 1999 9.30 am Executive Business 12.20 pm Business Motion 2.30 pm Question Time 3.00 pm Open Question Time followed by, no later than 3.15 pm Executive Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau motions
5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business and (b), the following dates by which other committees should make any recommendations on instruments or draft instruments to the lead committee: the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee to report to the Education, Culture and Sport Committee by 29 October 1999 on The Educational Development, Research and Services (Scotland) Grant Regulations 1999, SSI 1999/65.
No one has asked to speak against the motion. The question is, that business motion S1M-175 be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.