Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid)
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Official Report 967KB pdf
Contents
- Time for Reflection
- Topical Question Time
- Baroness Cumberlege Report
- Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution
- Business Motion
- Decision Time
- Alcohol Foetal Spectrum Disorders
Business Motion
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-22649, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out revisions to Thursday’s business.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees to the following revision to the programme of business for Thursday 10 September 2020—
delete
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Portfolio Questions:
Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity
followed by Stage 1 Debate (Committee Bill): Scottish Parliament (Assistance for Political Parties) Bill
followed by Scottish Government Business
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.05 pm Decision Time
and insert
2.45 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.45 pm Portfolio Questions:
Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity
followed by Stage 1 Debate (Committee Bill): Scottish Parliament (Assistance for Political Parties) Bill
followed by Ministerial Statement: Internal Market Update
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
4.15 pm Decision Time—[Graeme Dey]
Motion agreed to.
I am minded to accept a motion without notice to bring forward decision time to now. Minister, would you move such a motion?
Motion moved,
That, under Rule 11.2.4, Decision Time be brought forward to 5.07 pm.—[Graeme Dey]
Does any member object if I move decision time forward to now?
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Does that mean that the bell will go now, or has the bell already gone?
Both bells have already rung, and I am conscious that, if we have a division, we will suspend, so there will be a break.
The reason I ask is that members were advised that decision time would be 10 past 5.
That is right. Decision time was delayed until 10 past 5. Either the motions and amendments will be agreed to unanimously, in which case there will not be a division and no one will miss out, or there will be a division, in which case there will be a technical break and plenty of time for members who have not yet made it to the chamber or who are online to join us. I am moving decision time forward by only five minutes.
Mr Findlay has made a point of order. I think that I will just wait till 10 past 5, if members do not mind.