Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 9 November 2021 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Ministerial Statement: COVID-19 Update followed by Scottish Government Debate: Skills and Opportunities to Support Recovery – Young Person’s Guarantee and National Training Transition Fund: One Year On followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 10 November 2021 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Justice and Veterans; Finance and Economy followed by Ministerial Statement: International Development COVID-19 Support – Partner Countries and Humanitarianism followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scotland’s Approach to 2021 Coastal States Negotiations 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 11 November 2021 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 Debate: Remembrance Commemorations and the Scottish Government’s Support for the Veterans and Armed Forces Community in Scotland 2021 followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 16 November 2021 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Update followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 17 November 2021 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Covid Recovery and Parliamentary Business; Net Zero, Energy and Transport followed by Ministerial Statement: Towards a Circular Economy followed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Approval of SSIs (if required) 5.40 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 18 November 2021 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 Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Questions 2.45 pm Portfolio Questions: Rural Affairs and Islands 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 8 November 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.