Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid)

Meeting date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022

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Business Motions

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-03768, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on changes to tomorrow’s business.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees to the following revisions to the programme of business for Thursday 24 March 2022—

after

followed by Ministerial Statement: A Retail Strategy for Scotland

insert

followed by Ministerial Statement: NHS Scotland Pandemic Pressures

after

followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Building Safety Bill - UK Legislation

insert

followed by Financial Resolution: Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill

delete

5.00 pm Decision Time

and insert

5.30 pm Decision Time.—[George Adam]

Motion agreed to.

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-03746, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees—

(a) the following programme of business—

Tuesday 29 March 2022

2.00 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Topical Questions (if selected)

followed by Health, Social Care and Sport Committee Debate: Perinatal Mental Health

followed by Stage 1 Debate: Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill

followed by Committee Announcements

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 30 March 2022

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Update

followed by Portfolio Questions:
Health and Social Care;
Social Justice, Housing and Local Government

followed by Ministerial Statement: Moray Maternity Services

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Keeping the Promise Implementation Plan

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Approval of SSIs (if required)

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 31 March 2022

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

12.00 pm First Minister's Questions

followed by Members’ Business

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.30 pm Portfolio Questions:
Constitution, External Affairs and Culture

followed by Ministerial Statement: Scotland’s Vision for Trade – Annual Report

followed by Stage 1 Debate: Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

Tuesday 19 April 2022

2.00 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Topical Questions (if selected)

followed by Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee Debate: National Planning Framework 4

followed by Committee Announcements

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 20 April 2022

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions:
Justice and Veterans;
Finance and the Economy

followed by Scottish Liberal Democrats Business

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Approval of SSIs (if required)

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 21 April 2022

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

12.00 pm First Minister's Questions

followed by Members’ Business

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.30 pm Portfolio Questions:
Education and Skills

followed by Scottish Government Business

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

(b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 28 March 2022, 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.—[George Adam]

Motion agreed to.