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SP Bill 64

Mental Health (Scotland) Bill

Type
Executive
Sponsor
Chisholm, Malcolm
Stage records
3
Inferred status
Stopped/fell
Matched timetable motions
6
Pace

From first stage (12 May 1999) to latest (18 Feb 2003): 1,378 days across 3 stages. ~1,148 days slower than the chamber median (230). In progress

Stage timeline

  1. Introduced
    12 May 1999 · Watch on SPTV ↗
  2. Stage 1
    11 Dec 2002 · 1,309 days since prior stage (median 147) · Watch on SPTV ↗
  3. Stage 2
    18 Feb 2003 · 69 days since prior stage (median 187) · Watch on SPTV ↗

Bureau motions that timetabled this bill

Mental Health (Scotland) Bill 24 Jun 2015
S4M-13605
That the Parliament agrees that, during stage 3 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill, debate on groups of amendments shall, subject to Rule 9.8.4A, be brought to a conclusion by the time limit indicated, that time limit being calculated from when the stage begins and excluding any periods when other business is under consideration or when a meeting of the Parliament is suspended (other than a suspension following the first division in the stage being called) or otherwise not in progress:\r\n\r\nGroups 1 to 3: 45 minutes\r\nGroups 4 to 6: 1 hour 30 minutes\r\nGroups 7 to 10: 2 hours 15 minutes\r\nGroups 11 to 15: 3 hours.
Business Motion 25 Mar 2015
S4M-12784 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill at stage 2 be completed by 5 June 2015.
Business Motion 25 Feb 2015
S4M-12407 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be extended to 13 March 2015.\r\n
Business Motion 01 Oct 2014
S4M-11037 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be completed by 27 February 2015.\r\n
Designation of Lead Committee 25 Jun 2014
S4M-10449 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees that the Health and Sport Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill at stage 1.\r\n
Mental Health (Scotland) Bill - Designation of Lead Committee 19 Sep 2002
S1M-03404 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees that the Health and Community Care Committee be designated as lead committee in consideration of the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill and that the Justice 1 Committee, the Justice 2 Committee and the Local Government Committee be secondary committees.