Meeting of the Parliament 03 February 2026 [Draft]
On behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, I say to Gillian Mackay that her concerns are noted. I hope that, as a former business manager, she will appreciate that we had to balance a number of asks and pressures in coming to the schedule of business that we have arrived at, and some of those arose quite late in the day. We have to consider a number of pressures when scheduling business. People’s childcare and other responsibilities, particularly when it comes to extended sittings, are always something that we consider—if we are sighted on them, of course. However, Gillian Mackay has given us something else to think about in relation to the moving of business within established timings, and I am sure that the bureau will reflect on that.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament agrees to the following revisions to the programme of business for—
(a) Tuesday 3 February 2026—
delete
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill
and insert
followed by Ministerial Statement: Scotland’s Prison Population
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Ministerial Statement: Scottish Hospitals Inquiry
delete
5.55 pm Decision Time
and insert
6.20 pm Decision Time
(b) Thursday 5 February 2026—
after
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
insert
followed by Financial Resolution: Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill