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Meeting of the Parliament 05 June 2024

05 Jun 2024 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Business Motions
Johnstone, Alison NPA Lothian Watch on SPTV

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-13493, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees—

(a) the following programme of business—

Tuesday 11 June 2024

2.00 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Topical Questions (if selected)

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scottish Government Priorities: Eradicating Child Poverty

followed by Committee Announcements

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 12 June 2024

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions:
Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic;
Finance and Local Government

followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Approval of SSIs (if required)

7.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 13 June 2024

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions

followed by Members’ Business

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.30 pm Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Questions

2.45 pm Portfolio Questions:
Net Zero and Energy, and Transport

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scottish Government Priorities: Investing in Scotland’s Public Services

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

Tuesday 18 June 2024

2.00 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Topical Questions (if selected)

followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill

followed by Committee Announcements

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

9.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 19 June 2024

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions:
Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands;
NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care

followed by Scottish Government Business

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Approval of SSIs (if required)

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 20 June 2024

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions

followed by Members’ Business

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.30 pm Portfolio Questions:
Social Justice

followed by Scottish Government Business

followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

4.30 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

(b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 10 June 2024, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except” the words “to the extent to which the Presiding Officer considers that the questions are on the same or similar subject matter or” are inserted.—[Jamie Hepburn]

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In the same item of business

The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone) NPA
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-13493, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a b...
The Presiding Officer NPA
I call Liz Smith to speak to and move amendment S6M-13493.1. 17:42
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) Con
It is my understanding that, prior to the Presiding Officer’s selection of my topical question yesterday, the Minister for Parliamentary Business had intende...
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic (Kate Forbes) SNP
Does Liz Smith accept that the programme still has at least a year to run? If all the money had been spent by now, that would be somewhat dubious, considerin...
Liz Smith Con
I have spent quite a lot of this morning reading up on the EU rules on this, and I understand what is being asked for, but I remind the Deputy First Minister...
Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) Lab
I rise in support of the appeal to change the business motion for the following key reasons. The first is the quantum of the sums involved. We are talking ab...
The Presiding Officer NPA
I call the minister to respond on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau. 17:46
The Minister for Parliamentary Business (Jamie Hepburn) SNP
It is the case that I received a request from the Conservative Party to schedule a ministerial statement on EU structural funds for this week. I wrote to bus...
Martin Whitfield (South Scotland) (Lab) Lab
Is it not the case that, following the topical question, it would appear from the contributions from either side of the chamber that further questions have a...
Jamie Hepburn SNP
There are many mechanisms and means by which members can do that. I note that Mr Johnson said that the topical question was not enough. I am unaware of wheth...
Daniel Johnson Lab
Does the minister accept that sometimes the facts change? When the facts change, so should his position. Does he not accept that, given that further question...
Jamie Hepburn SNP
The fact is that Mr Johnson did not bother to press his button yesterday to seek to ask a question. In the short period in which I have held the office that ...
Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con) Con
I say for the record, because the minutes of the bureau do not go into the detail that would allow what was said to be reflected, that I did say that we woul...
Jamie Hepburn SNP
I am making the point—I make it again—that I am a reasonable person. If we had had a fuller discussion, we could have considered scheduling the statement. Pa...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The question is, that amendment S6M-13493.1, in the name of Liz Smith, which seeks to amend motion S6M-13493, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
There will be a division. There will be a short suspension to allow members to access the digital voting system. 17:50 Meeting suspended. 17:52 On resuming—
The Presiding Officer NPA
We come to the vote on amendment S6M-13493.1, in the name of Liz Smith. Members should cast their vote now. For Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Baker, C...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The result of the division on amendment S6M-13493.1, in the name of Liz Smith, is: For 55, Against 56, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
The Presiding Officer NPA
The next question is, that motion S6M-13493, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme, be agreed...
The Presiding Officer NPA
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-13494, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on a stage 1 ex...