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Meeting of the Parliament 11 February 2026 [Draft]

11 Feb 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Business Motion
Johnstone, Alison NPA Lothian Watch on SPTV

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-20749, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out a business programme.

That the Parliament agrees—

(a) the following programme of business—

Tuesday 17 February 2026

2.00 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Topical Questions

followed by Stage 1 Debate: Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill

followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Committee Announcements

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

7.45 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 18 February 2026

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, and Parliamentary Business; Justice and Home Affairs

followed by Scottish Green Party Business

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.10 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 19 February 2026

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: Education and Skills

followed by Stage 1 Debate: Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scottish Income Tax Rate Resolution 2026-27

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Tuesday 24 February 2026

2.00 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Topical Questions

followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill

followed by Committee Announcements

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

6.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 25 February 2026

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: Budget (Scotland) (No. 5) Bill

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 26 February 2026

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

12.00 pm First Minister's Questions

followed by Members’ Business

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Climate Action and Energy, and Transport

followed by Finance and Public Administration Committee Debate: Cost-effectiveness of Scottish Public Inquiries

followed by Criminal Justice Committee Debate: Substance Misuse in Prisons Inquiry

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2026

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.30 pm Decision Time

(b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 16 February 2026, 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.—[Graeme Dey]

17:08

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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-20749, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out a b...
Fergus Ewing (Inverness and Nairn) (Ind) Ind
I wish to raise a matter of some considerable importance. I have given notice and a draft copy of my speech to the Presiding Officer, the Cabinet Secretary f...
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con) Con
Will the member take an intervention?
Fergus Ewing Ind
I will take an intervention in one minute when I finish this point.However, section 170 was written not as a work of fiction by Joseph Heller but as a provis...
The Presiding Officer NPA
I say at this point that this item is to seek changes to future business, and it is important that that is borne in mind.
Liam Kerr Con
Perhaps I may assist then, Presiding Officer. I remind members that I am a practising solicitor.Clearly, if Scots law breaches the right to a fair trial unde...
Fergus Ewing Ind
Indeed. I will cut to the chase, Presiding Officer. I appreciate—and I have communicated this to the Minister for Parliamentary Business—that there is not en...
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con) Con
Presiding Officer, I did not give you prior notice of my intent to speak. In relation to the business programme, I ask for parliamentary time to be scheduled...
The Presiding Officer NPA
I call the Minister for Parliamentary Business to respond on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau.17:17
The Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans (Graeme Dey) SNP
I thank Fergus Ewing both for the advance notice of his intention to air the matter that he did and for the accompanying detail that he provided.The Governme...
Fergus Ewing Ind
I accept the argument that Mr Dey has produced—that we wait until February 2026—but I cannot see why, after February 2026, there should not be a ministerial ...
Graeme Dey SNP
I am making the point that, if we get into the situation that I have referred to, there will have to be careful consideration of the judgment and any action ...
Rachael Hamilton Con
Will the minister take an intervention?
The Presiding Officer NPA
The minister has concluded.The question is, that motion S6M-20749 be agreed to.Motion agreed to,That the Parliament agrees—(a) the following programme of bus...