Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 30 November 2011
Wednesday 7 December 2011
2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Reverend David Walton, Minister, Greenock East and Port Glasgow United Reformed Church
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Ministerial Statement: Cod Recovery Plan
followed by Scottish Government Debate: The UK Government’s Autumn Budget Statement and the Scottish Economy (for text of motion see Section F)
followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill – UK Legislation
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business: S4M-00851 Sandra White: Truth About Youth Project (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 5 December 2011)
Thursday 8 December 2011
9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Scottish Government Debate: Regulatory Framework
11.40 am General Question Time (for text of General Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 1 December 2011)
12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time (for text of questions see Section D)
2.15 pm Themed Question Time
Education and Lifelong Learning (for text of Themed Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 1 December 2011)
2.55 pm Ministerial Statement: Local Government Finance Settlement 2012-13
followed by Scottish Government Debate: Violence Against Women – Focusing on Prevention as a Means to an End
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business: S4M-01107 Rhoda Grant: MS, Better Care (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Monday 5 December 2011)
Wednesday 14 December 2011
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Offensive Behaviour and Threatening Communications at Football (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motion
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 15 December 2011
9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Scottish Government Business
11.40 am General Question Time (for names of those Members selected for General Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 1 December 2011)
12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time
2.15 pm Themed Question Time
Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth (for names of those Members selected for Themed Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 1 December 2011)
2.55 pm Scottish Government Business
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business