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Parliamentary Bureau Motion

– in the Scottish Parliament at on 15 March 2017.

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Photo of Kenneth Macintosh Kenneth Macintosh Labour

The next item of business is consideration of a Parliamentary Bureau motion. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motion S5M-04611, on First Minister’s questions, portfolio and general questions and topical questions.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees that the period for Members to— lodge a First Minister’s Question for answer on Thursday 20 April should end at 9.30am on Tuesday 18 April; submit their names for Portfolio and General Questions on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 April should end at noon on Monday 10 April; and lodge a Topical Question for answer on Tuesday 18 April should be 9.30am on Tuesday 18 April.—[

Joe FitzPatrick

]

Motion agreed to.

The Presiding Officer:

T he question on the motion will be put at decision time.

Before we move to decision time, I am sure that members will wish to join me in welcoming to the gallery Mr Akbar Khan, the secretary general of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. [

Applause

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