Plenary Session - Scottish Parliament: 27th November 2013

Описание: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk - Scottish Parliament Plenary Session. Agenda:

Scottish Government Debate: Independence White Paper

S4M-08407 Alex Salmond: Independence White Paper—That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the Scottish Government's comprehensive guide to an independent Scotland; agrees that it is better for everyone in Scotland if decisions about the country's future are taken by the people who care most about Scotland, the people who live and work here; recognises the detailed analysis of the opportunities, benefits and practicalities of independence set out in the white paper, and its comprehensive answers to questions about independence, and looks forward to a positive national debate on independence for Scotland, with contributions from all perspectives and from all sectors of Scottish society, before the historic vote on 18 September 2014.

The Presiding Officer has selected the following amendments

S4M-08407.1 Johann Lamont: Independence White Paper—As an amendment to motion S4M-08407 in the name of Alex Salmond (Independence White Paper), leave out from "welcomes" to end and insert "believes that Scotland enjoys the best of both worlds, a strong Scottish Parliament in a strong UK; notes the publication of the Scottish Government's guide to an independent Scotland, and looks forward to a debate over the next year that reflects the priorities of the people and strengthens the position of Scotland as a partner in the UK rather than as a separate state."

followed by Business Motions

S4M-08409 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business—

Tuesday 3 December 2013

2.00 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Topical Questions (if selected)

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Women and Work

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scotland's Census

followed by Financial Resolution: Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business

Wednesday 4 December 2013

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Portfolio Questions

Rural Affairs and the Environment;
Justice and the Law Officers

followed by Scottish Labour Party Business

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business

Thursday 5 December 2013

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

12.00 pm First Minister's Questions

12.30 pm Members' Business

2.15 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.15 pm Members' Business

followed by Education and Culture Committee Debate: Report on decision making on whether to take children into care

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

Tuesday 10 December 2013

2.00 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Topical Questions (if selected)

followed by Scottish Government Business

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business

Wednesday 11 December 2013

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions

Health and Wellbeing

followed by Scottish Government Business

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business

Thursday 12 December 2013

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

12.00 pm First Minister's Questions

12.30 pm Members' Business

2.15 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.15 pm Members' Business

followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

S4M-08411 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Designation of Lead Committee—That the Parliament agrees that the Health and Sport Committee be designated as the lead committee and that the Justice Committee be designated as secondary committee in consideration of the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill at stage 1.

5.00 pm Decision Time