Business Programme

That the Parliament agrees—
(a) the following programme of business—
Tuesday 3 November 2020
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by Ministerial Statement: BiFab
followed by Ministerial Statement: Fireworks
followed by Ministerial Statement: Winter Preparedness in Social Care
followed by Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee Debate: Arts Funding
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.30 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 4 November 2020
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Health and Sport; Communities and Local Government
followed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business 
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Approval of SSIs (if required)
5.10 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 5 November 2020
12.20 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
12.20 pm First Ministers Questions
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Social Security and Older People
followed by Ministerial Statement: Young Persons' Guarantee
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.05 pm Decision Time
Tuesday 10 November 2020
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by Scottish Government Business
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 11 November 2020
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Finance; Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
followed by Scottish Government Business
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Approval of SSIs (if required)
5.10 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 12 November 2020
12.20 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
12.20 pm First Minister’s Questions
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Rural Economy and Tourism
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.05 pm Decision Time
(b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 2 November 2020, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except” the words “to the extent to which the Presiding Officer considers that the questions are on the same or similar subject matter or” are inserted.