Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 27 June 2012
27 Jun 2012 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Business Motions
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-03495, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a timetable for the stage 3 consideration of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that, during stage 3 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill—
(a) debate on the groups of amendments specified below in relation to the morning and afternoon shall, subject to Rule 9.8.4A, be brought to a conclusion by the time limits indicated;
(b) each time limit specified in relation to the morning shall be calculated from the beginning of proceedings in the morning and each time limit specified in relation to the afternoon shall be calculated from the beginning of proceedings in the afternoon; and
(c) all time limits shall exclude any period when other business is under consideration or when a meeting of the Parliament is suspended (other than a suspension following the first division in each of the morning and the afternoon being called) or otherwise not in progress:
Morning
Groups 1 to 3: 40 minutes
Groups 4 to 6: 1 hour 20 minutes
Groups 7 to 9: 1 hour 55 minutes
Groups 10 and 11: 2 hours 25 minutes
Afternoon
Groups 12 to 14: 30 minutes
Groups 15 and 16: 1 hour
Groups 17 and 18: 1 hour 30 minutes.—[Bruce Crawford.]
Motion agreed to.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees that, during stage 3 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill—
(a) debate on the groups of amendments specified below in relation to the morning and afternoon shall, subject to Rule 9.8.4A, be brought to a conclusion by the time limits indicated;
(b) each time limit specified in relation to the morning shall be calculated from the beginning of proceedings in the morning and each time limit specified in relation to the afternoon shall be calculated from the beginning of proceedings in the afternoon; and
(c) all time limits shall exclude any period when other business is under consideration or when a meeting of the Parliament is suspended (other than a suspension following the first division in each of the morning and the afternoon being called) or otherwise not in progress:
Morning
Groups 1 to 3: 40 minutes
Groups 4 to 6: 1 hour 20 minutes
Groups 7 to 9: 1 hour 55 minutes
Groups 10 and 11: 2 hours 25 minutes
Afternoon
Groups 12 to 14: 30 minutes
Groups 15 and 16: 1 hour
Groups 17 and 18: 1 hour 30 minutes.—[Bruce Crawford.]
Motion agreed to.
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