The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-17816, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees—
(a) the following programme of business—
Tuesday 25 June 2019
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by Ministerial Statement: An Update on Scotland’s Education Reforms
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill
followed by Election to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 26 June 2019
1.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
1.30 pm Portfolio Questions:
Communities and Local Government;
Social Security and Older People;
Finance, Economy and Fair Work
followed by Ministerial Statement: Progress on Establishing the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland, Scotland’s Constitutional Future
followed by Ministerial Statement: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, First Year Progress Report
followed by Scottish Government Debate: Working Group on Tenement Maintenance
followed by Ministerial Statement: Transvaginal Mesh Update
followed by Appointments to the Poverty and Inequality Commission
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.30 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 27 June 2019
11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister's Questions
12.45 pm Decision Time
Tuesday 3 September 2019
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 4 September 2019
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions:
Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity
followed by Scottish Government Debate
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 5 September 2019
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:
Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity
followed by Scottish Government Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
(b) that, in relation to any debate on a business motion setting out a business programme taken on Wednesday 26 June 2019, the second sentence of rule 8.11.3 is suspended and replaced with “Any Member may speak on the motion at the discretion of the Presiding Officer”;
(c) that, in relation to First Minister’s Questions on Thursday 27 June 2019, in rule 13.6.2, insert at end “and may provide an opportunity for Party Leaders or their representatives to question the First Minister”; and
(d) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 24 June 2019, 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.—[Graeme Dey]
Motion agreed to.
The next item of business is consideration of business motions S5M-17818 and S5M-17819, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on the stage 1 timetable for two bills.
Motions moved,
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be completed by 20 December 2019.
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Referendums (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be completed by 8 November 2019.—[Graeme Dey]
Motions agreed to.
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