Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 21, 2016

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Business Motion

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-01571, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.

I move the motion on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau. The motion was agreed at the Parliamentary Bureau meeting this week and I hope that members will support it.

I move,

That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—

Tuesday 27 September 2016

2.00 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Topical Questions (if selected)

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Securing the Interests of Scotland’s Rural Economy following the EU Referendum

followed by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee: Standing Orders rule changes – mandatory committees’ remits

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 28 September 2016

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions
Education and Skills

followed by Scottish Labour Party Business

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 29 September 2016

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions

12.45 pm Members’ Business

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.30 pm Scottish Government Debate: The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare Provision

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

Tuesday 4 October 2016

2.00 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Topical Questions (if selected)

followed by Scottish Government Business

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 5 October 2016

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions
Health and Sport

followed by Scottish Government Business

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 6 October 2016

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

12.00 pm First Minister's Questions

12.45 pm Members’ Business

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.30 pm Scottish Government Business

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

The Presiding Officer is behind me, so I can move. [Laughter.]

The question is, that motion S5M-01571, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to.