Contents
- Portfolio Question Time
- Achieving a Fairer Scotland
- Business Motions
- Parliamentary Bureau Motions
- Decision Time
- Delivery Charges
Business Motions
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-20119, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees—
(a) the following programme of business—
Tuesday 10 December 2019
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by Ministerial Statement: Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
followed by Ministerial Statement: Performance in Scottish education – the PISA 2018 Results and Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence Level 2018/19 Statistics
followed by Scottish Government Debate: Reaffirming Scotland’s Support for Human Rights Defenders
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 11 December 2019
1.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
1.00 pm Portfolio Questions:
Justice and the Law Officers;
Government Business and Constitutional Relations;
Culture, Tourism and External Affairs
followed by General Questions
followed by First Minister’s Questions
3.05 pm Decision Time
Tuesday 17 December 2019
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by Stage 3 Debate: UEFA European Championships (Scotland) Bill
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 18 December 2019
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions:
Education and Skills;
Health and Sport;
Communities and Local Government
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 19 December 2019
11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister's Questions
1.45 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
1.45 pm Stage 3 Debate: Referendums (Scotland) Bill
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
(b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 9 December 2019, 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.—[Graeme Dey]
Motion agreed to.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-20120, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on the stage 1 timetable of a bill.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be completed by 1 May 2020.—[Graeme Dey]
Motion agreed to.
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