ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chamber Desk Arrangements during the Christmas Recess
The Chamber Desk will close at 4.00 pm on Monday 23 December. The deadline for receipt of written questions, motions and amendments is 3.00pm on that day. It will reopen at 10.00 am on Friday 3 January 2014 when normal recess opening arrangements will resume.
Motions that members wish to appear in the Business Bulletin on 6 January should be lodged by 2.30pm on Friday 3 January.
Portfolio Questions 15 January 2014 and General Questions 16 January 2014
Members are reminded that the Parliament has agreed that the deadline for submitting names for Portfolio Questions on 15 January 2014 and General Questions on 16 January 2014 is 12 noon on Monday 6 January 2014.
Members selected will have until 12 noon on Wednesday 8 January 2014 to submit their questions.
The Portfolio for these questions will be Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth.
Business Bulletins during Recess
The final Business Bulletin for 2013 will be published on Monday 23 December 2013. Members may wish to note that the next Business Bulletin will be published on Monday 6 January 2014.
Summary of Today’s Business
Meetings of Committees
9.00 am
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Equal Opportunities Committee
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Committee Room 2
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10.00 am
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Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
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Committee Room 6
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Meeting of the Parliament
11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions
12.30 pm Members’ Business – S4M-08323 Jackie Baillie: Discontinuation of Home Office’s Go Home Campaign
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Finance Committee Debate: Finance Committee Report, Draft Budget 2014-15
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
For full details of today’s business, see Section A. For full details of the future business, see sections B and C.
Meetings of Committees and Meeting of the Parliament
Future Meetings of the Parliament
There is no information on future meetings of Committees in today's Business Bulletin.
Questions selected for First Minister’s Question Time and Questions selected for response by Ministers and Junior Scottish Ministers at Question Time
New Questions for Written Answer
New Bills introduced, new amendments to Bills and Members' Bills proposals
New documents laid before the Parliament and Committee Reports published
There is no information on Petitions in today's Business Bulletin.
Progress of Bills and Subordinate Legislation
There is no information on corrections to the Official Report in today's Business Bulletin