Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Scottish Parliament Wednesday 16 December 2009 [THE PRESIDING OFFICER opened the meeting at 14:30]
Good afternoon. As always on a Wednesday, our first item of business is time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader today is the Rev Maureen Leitch from Bourock parish church in Barrhead.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S3M-5420, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revised business programme for today....
The next item of business is a statement by Michael Russell on education. As the cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of his statement, there should be no interventions or interruptions.
The next item of business is a debate on the Scottish Government's response to the pre-budget report.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S3M-5421, 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-5423, on the approval of a Scottish statutory instrument. Motion moved, That...
There is just one question to be put as a result of today's business. The question is, that motion S3M-5423, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on the approval of a statutory instrument, be agreed...
The final item of business is a members' business debate on motion S3M-5328, in the name of Claire Baker, on 40 years of the Open University. The debate will be concluded without any question...
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