Supported by: James Dornan*, David Stewart*, Ben Macpherson*, Sandra White*, Richard Lyle*, Liam McArthur*, Iain Gray*, Stuart McMillan* *S5M-01700 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion That — the Parliament agrees the following programme of business— 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 Debate: Implications of the EU Referendum on Higher and Further Education 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 Debate: Devolution of Employment Services followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members Business ’ Wednesday 28 September 2016 16 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan 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 Debate: Draft BBC Charter followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 25 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 26 October 2016 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Communities, Social Security and Equalities followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members Business ’ Thursday 27 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 *S5M-01698 Ivan McKee: Welcoming the Principal of UttarBangla University College to Scotland That the Parliament welcomes the visit to Scotland by ASM Monowarul Islam, the — principal of UttarBangla University College (UUC); notes that the degree college has a student population of 5,800 and is based in the Lalmonirhat region of Bangladesh; further notes that the Wednesday 28 September 2016 17 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan Glasgow-based Charity Education International (CEI) has received £59,940 in funding for three years to provide an English and ICT project at UUC, under the auspices of the Scottish Government s International Development Small Grants Programme; commends the difference that ’ this modest investment has made by providing laptop computers to 12 departments, when before there were none, and training to heads of department who had previously been unable to use computers; acknowledges that this has enabled teachers to introduce more interactional teaching methods, which in turn has greatly improved the students experience and the level of English of ’ staff and students; notes that CEI welcomes and facilitates volunteers from Scotland to go and teach at UUC; applauds the work of the volunteers at CEI and UttarBangla University College, and wishes continued success to both in their future partnership work.