Plenary,

Meeting date: Thursday, May 29, 2003

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Parliamentary Bureau Motions

The next item of business is consideration of four motions, in the name of Patricia Ferguson, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau. The first is motion S2M-72, on days on which the office of the clerk is open. The second is motion S2M-73, on standing order 2.3.1. The next is motion S2M-76, on the Education (School Meals) (Scotland) Bill and electronic voting. The last is motion S2M-85, on the Education (School Meals) (Scotland) Bill and the suspension of standing orders.

I assure Miss Hyslop that I will pass on her concern for the Executive staff and for my colleagues on the ministerial benches as soon as I have the opportunity.

I move,

That the Parliament agrees that between 1 June 2003 and 27 August 2004 the office of the Clerk shall be open all days except: Saturdays and Sundays, 28 November 2003, 24 December (pm), 25 December and 26 December 2003, 1 and 2 January 2004, 9 and 12 April 2004, 3 May, 28 May and 31 May 2004.

That the Parliament agrees the following dates under Rule 2.3.1: 28 June – 31 August 2003 (inclusive), 11 – 26 October 2003 (inclusive), 20 December 2003 – 4 January 2004 (inclusive), 14 February – 22 February 2004 (inclusive), 3 April – 18 April 2004 (inclusive) and 26 June – 29 August 2004 (inclusive).

That the Parliament directs that under Rule 11.8.3 of the Standing Orders any division at Stage 2 of the Education (School Meals) (Scotland) Bill shall be conducted using the electronic voting system.

That the Parliament agrees that Rules 9.5.3A, 9.5.3B, 9.6.1, 9.6.2, 9.6.3, 9.6.4, 9.6.5, 9.6.6, 9.7.9 and 9.8.3 of the Standing Orders be suspended for the purposes of the Education (School Meals) (Scotland) Bill.

The questions on those motions will, of course, be put at decision time.