Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament

Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 9 February 2005

Wednesday 23 February 2005

2.30 pm Time for Reflection – Miss Irene Jovaras, Joint Co-ordinator of the Focolare Movement in Scotland

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Fire (Scotland) Bill (for text of motion see S2M-2421 in Section F)

followed by Preliminary Stage Debate: Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Bill (for text of motion see S2M-2412 in Section F)

followed by Motion on International Organisations Bill – UK Legislation (for text of motion see S2M-2330 in Section F)

followed by Business Motion

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business: Debate on the subject of S2M-2357 Alasdair Morrison: Responses to Extreme Weather Conditions in the Western Isles (for text of motion see Section F)

Thursday 24 February 2005

9.30 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The Clerk has been advised of the topics of the following Scottish Green Party business.

followed by Scottish Green Party Debate: Energy Efficiency

followed by Scottish Green Party Debate: ID Cards

12 noon First Minister’s Question Time

2.00 pm Question Time—

Education and Young People, Tourism, Culture and Sport;

Finance and Public Services and Communities;

General Questions (for text of questions see Section D)

3.00 pm Procedures Committee Debate: 2nd Report 2005, Final Review of Oral Questions (for text of motion see S2M-2418 in Section F)

followed by Standards Committee Debate: 1st Report 2005, Replacing the Members’ Interest Order (for text of motion see S2M-2417 in Section F)

followed by Motion on Disability Discrimination Bill – UK Legislation (for text of motion see S2M-2264 in Section F)

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business: Debate on the subject of S2M-2384 Linda Fabiani: Scottish Civic Forum (for text of motion see Section F)

Wednesday 2 March 2005

2.30 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Executive Business

followed by Preliminary Stage Debate: Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Bill

followed by Business Motion

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 3 March 2005

9.30 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Scottish Socialist Party Business

12 noon First Minister’s Question Time

2.00 pm Question Time—

Environment and Rural Development;

Health and Community Care;

General Questions

3.00 pm Executive Business

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business