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SP Bill 73

Post-mortem Examinations (Defence Time Limit) (Scotland) Bill

Type
Member's
Sponsor
Paterson, Gil
Stage records
2
Inferred status
Stopped/fell
Matched timetable motions
1
Pace

From first stage (21 May 2020) to latest (26 Jan 2021): 250 days across 2 stages. about the chamber median (230 days). In progress

Stage timeline

  1. Introduced
    21 May 2020 · Watch on SPTV ↗
  2. Stage 1
    26 Jan 2021 · 250 days since prior stage (median 147) · Watch on SPTV ↗

Bureau motions that timetabled this bill

Stage 1 Timetable 02 Dec 2020
S5M-23553
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Post-mortem Examinations (Defence Time Limit) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be completed by 29 January 2021.