Scottish Parliament Wednesday 10 December 2008 [THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 14:00]

Good afternoon. As always, the first item of business this afternoon is time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader today is Iain Gordon, from the Bethany Christian Trust.

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S3M-2987, in the name of Gil Paterson, on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's first report in 2008,...

We move on to a debate on motion S3M-2988, in the name of Gil Paterson, on behalf of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, on its eighth report in 2008, "Audit...

We come slightly earlier than expected to the next item of business, which is a statement by Stewart Stevenson on the strategic transport projects review. The statement will be followed by a...

As agreed by the Parliamentary Bureau, we now move straight to the debate on the strategic transport projects review. I call Des McNulty, who will be followed by Alex Johnstone. Mr McNulty, you...

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S3M-3077, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That...

The next item of business is consideration of a Parliamentary Bureau motion. I ask Bruce Crawford to move motion S3M-3071, on the designation of a lead committee. Motion moved, That the...

We now come to decision time. There are five questions to be put as a result of today's business. The first question is, that motion S3M-2987, in the name of Gil Paterson, on behalf of the...

The final item of business today is a members' business debate on motion S3M-2630, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on the 60 th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The debate...