– in the Scottish Parliament at on 24 September 2019.
Kenneth Macintosh
Labour
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-19044, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revision to today’s business and tomorrow’s business.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees to the following revisions to the programme of business for—
(a) Tuesday 24 September 2019— after
2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by
Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by
Topical Questions (if selected) insert followed by
Ministerial Statement: Response to Supreme Court Judgement on Prorogation delete
5.00 pm Decision Time and insert
5.10 pm Decision Time
(b) Wednesday 25 September 2019— delete
5.00 pm Decision Time and insert
6.10 pm Decision Time—[
Graeme Dey
].
Motion agreed to.
Prorogation takes the form of an announcement on behalf of the Queen by the Lord Chancellor in which he reviews the session's work.
Prorogation brings to an end parliamentary business for that sitting. There are some excpetions as to what Bills can be carried over to the next parliamentary session.
House of Parliament 'Major Parliamentary Occasions - http://www.parliament.uk/works/occasion.cfm#prorog
BBC News A-Z Parliament - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/a-z_of_parliament/p-q/82524.stm