Liam McArthur: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Orkney Islands Council to discuss its budget settlement. (S6O-01363) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Delivering Economic Transformation - Scotland’s Inward Investment and Export Growth Plans followed by Business Motions S6M-05998 George Adam on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Programme— That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 27 September 2022 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scotland’s Population – Meeting the Needs of our Communities, Economy and Public Services followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 28 September 2022 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Covid Recovery and Parliamentary Business; Finance and Economy Wednesday 21 September 2022 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 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Approval of SSIs (if required) 5.10 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 29 September 2022 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: Net Zero, Energy and Transport followed by Scottish Government Debate: Excellence in Scottish Education followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 4 October 2022 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) 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 5 October 2022 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Rural Affairs and Islands; Health and Social Care followed by Scottish Government Business 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 Wednesday 21 September 2022 4 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar Thursday 6 October 2022 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: Social Justice, Housing and Local Government 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 26 September 2022, 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. followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions S6M-05999 George Adam on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Approval of SSI—That the Parliament agrees that the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Reports on Use of Places of Safety) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved.