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Thursday 3 October 2002 Meeting of the Parliament Business motions 48 contributions · 2 speakers

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Murray Tosh Con The Deputy Presiding Officer · South of Scotland
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We move to the next item of business, which is consideration of the business motion S1M-3451, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out a business programme.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees—

(a) the following programme of business—

Wednesday 9 October 2002

2:30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Ministerial Statement on National Debate on Education

followed by Executive Debate on the Future of Air Transport in Scotland

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5:00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-3419 Michael Matheson: Closure of Prison Officers' Social Club at HM Prison Polmont

Thursday 10 October 2002

9:30 am Justice 1 Committee Debate on its 6th Report 2002 on the Prison Estates Review

followed by Transport and the Environment Committee Debate on its 4th Report 2002 on Petition PE327 by the Blairingone and Saline Action Group on Organic Waste Spread on Land

followed by Procedures Committee Motion on its 4th Report 2002 on Changes to the Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament

followed by Business Motion

2:30 pm Question Time

3:10 pm First Minister's Question Time

3:30 pm Executive Debate on Closing the Opportunity Gap

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5:00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-3407 Rhoda Grant: European Capital of Culture Bid – Inverness Highland 2008

Wednesday 30 October 2002

2:30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Stage 1 Debate on Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Bill

followed by Financial Resolution in respect of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5:00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-3388 Kenny MacAskill: 50th Anniversary of the Nordic Council

Thursday 31 October 2002

9:30 am Scottish National Party Business

followed by Business Motion

2:30 pm Question Time

3:10 pm First Minister's Question Time

3:30 pm Stage 1 Debate on Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Bill

followed by Financial Resolution in Respect of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5:00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business

and (b) that Stage 1 of the Building (Scotland) Bill be completed by 6 December 2002 and that the date for completion of Stage 2 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill be extended to 6 November 2002.—[Euan Robson.]

Motion agreed to.

Murray Tosh Con The Deputy Presiding Officer · South of Scotland
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I apologise to the school party that arrived at two minutes past 12.

Karen Whitefield Lab The Ministerial Parliamentary Aide to the Solicitor General for Scotland · Airdrie and Shotts
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It is Airdrie Academy.

Murray Tosh Con The Deputy Presiding Officer · South of Scotland
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I would not dare to suggest whether their four-minute exposure to the debate makes them the luckiest or unluckiest school party to visit, but business is closing early.

Meeting suspended until 14:30.

On resuming—

  1. Scottish Parliament Thursday 3 October 2002 Debate · 1
  2. Disclosure of Complaints Debate · 26
  3. Proposed Committee Bill (Members' Interests) Bill debate · 32
  4. Lobbying Debate · 27
  5. Business Motion Business motions · 48
  6. Vulnerable Children Questions · 6
  7. Homelessness (Fife) Questions · 4
  8. Meningitis Questions · 6
  9. National Waste Strategy Questions · 10
  10. Pay Gap Questions · 8
  11. Spending Review 2002 Questions · 10
  12. Mental Health (Scotland) Bill Questions · 8
  13. Housing Stock Transfer (Glasgow) Questions · 13
  14. Community Schools Questions · 6
  15. Waverley Station Questions · 6
  16. Community Schools Questions · 6
  17. Rural Post Offices Questions · 9
  18. Poverty (Glasgow) Questions · 6
  19. First Minister's Question Time First Minister’s Questions · 4
  20. Secretary of State for Scotland (Meetings) First Minister’s Questions · 8
  21. Cabinet (Meetings) First Minister’s Questions · 6
  22. Scottish Media Group First Minister’s Questions · 6
  23. Leisure Facilities (Community Access) First Minister’s Questions · 4
  24. Office of Communications First Minister’s Questions · 4
  25. Prisons (Cornton Vale) First Minister’s Questions · 6
  26. Points of Order Procedure · 26
  27. Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Debate · 57
  28. Points of Order Procedure · 14
  29. Parliamentary Bureau Motions Business motions · 11
  30. Decision Time Decision time · 46
  31. Ferry Services (Gourock to Dunoon) Members’ business · 31

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