Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 16 March 2021 (Hybrid) 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions followed by Ministerial Statement: COVID-19 followed by Ministerial Statement: Global Capital Investment Plan followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 6.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 17 March 2021 (Hybrid) 1.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 1.00 pm Members’ Business 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Justice and the Law Officers; Constitution, Europe and External Affairs followed by Ministerial Statement: ScotRail followed by Ministerial Statement: Scotland’s Testing Strategy – Update followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill followed by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Debate: Urgent SPCB Questions followed by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Debate: Public Petitions System Changes followed by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Debate: Equalities and Human Rights Committee Remit 6.20 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 18 March 2021 (Hybrid) 12.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau motions 12.30 pm First Minister’s Questions 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Economy, Fair Work and Culture followed by Scottish Government Debate: Local Government Finance Order followed by Scottish Government Debate: National Mission to Reduce Drug Deaths and Harms followed by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Debate: Changes to Private and Hybrid Bill Procedures followed by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Debate: Changes in Relation to Revised Accompanying Documents for Emergency Bills followed by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Debate: Changes to the Financial Scrutiny Provisions followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Approval of SSIs (if required) 5.35 pm Decision Time Tuesday 23 March 2021 (Hybrid) 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Reflections and Next Steps followed by Topical Questions followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 7.20 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 24 March 2021 (Hybrid) 12.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 12.30 pm First Minister’s Questions 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Education and Skills; Health and Sport; Communities and Local Government followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill followed by Motion of Thanks followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Approval of SSIs (if required) 6.20 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 8 March 2021, 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.