Wednesday 17 January 2018 3 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar followed by Business Motions S5M-09925 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion That — the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 23 January 2018 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Finance and Constitution Committee Debate: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill LCM Interim Report – followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members Business ’ Wednesday 24 January 2018 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Health and Sport followed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members Business ’ Thursday 25 January 2018 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 Stage 1 Debate: Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Repeal) (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 30 January 2018 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members Business ’ Wednesday 17 January 2018 4 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar Wednesday 31 January 2018 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 1 February 2018 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 Stage 3 Proceedings: Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time and (b) that, in relation to First Minister s Questions on 25 January 2018, in rule 13.6.2, insert at ’ end and may provide an opportunity for Party Leaders or their representatives to question the “ First Minister . ” followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions S5M-09926 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Sub-Committee Membership That the Parliament agrees that Daniel Johnson be appointed to replace Mary Fee — as a member of the Justice Sub-committee on Policing. 5:15 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Debate on the subject of— S5M-09328 Joan McAlpine: The Economic Potential of Robert Burns That the Parliament — welcomes the contribution that Robert Burns continues to make to Scotland s economic and ’ cultural life; understands that business generated during the Burns season includes spending on food and drink, hospitality, accommodation, kilt hire, printing and merchandising; notes that the creative economy is boosted through arts events such as the Big Burns Supper Festival in Dumfries, which is the culmination of Scotland’s £390,000 Winter Festivals Programme; understands that year-round Burns-related tourism is on the increase thanks to Burns Scotland partner destinations such as the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway, Ellisland Farm near Auldgirth, the Monument Centre in Kilmarnock and Burns House Museum in Mauchline, as well as numerous places around Scotland associated with the poet; notes that Burns the brand helps Wednesday 17 January 2018 5 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar promote Scotland s exports and trade links through Burns suppers around the globe, including ’ through more than 250 member clubs of the Robert Burns World Federation; understands that Burns contributes to the success of Scotland's higher education institutions, including the Centre for Robert Burns Studies at the University of Glasgow, which encourages interest in the Bard through publications, seminar series, conferences, community and performance events, advice to exporters, research grant funding and international students and donor gifts, while providing strong strategic support to the National Burns Collection; understands that the last evaluation of Robert Burns economic impact on modern Scotland was completed in 2003 for the BBC by the World ’ Bank economist, Lesley Campbell, who estimated that he generated £157 million each year for Scotland, and believes that this figure has grown exponentially since the research was carried out and that celebrations...