Business Programme

That the Parliament agrees—
(a) the following programme of business—
Tuesday 22 December 2020
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions
followed by Ministerial Statement: COVID-19
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 23 December 2020
11.00 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.00 am Members’ Business
followed by Ministerial Statement: Update on Covid Vaccine and Testing Programmes
12.20 pm First Minister’s Questions
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Education and Skills; Health and Sport; Communities and Local Government
followed by Ministerial Statement: Brexit Update
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Approval of SSIs (if required)
6.05 pm Decision Time
Tuesday 12 January 2021
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions
followed by Ministerial Statement: COVID-19
followed by Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee Debate: Green Recovery
followed by Scottish Government Business
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
6.20 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 13 January 2021
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions
followed by Scottish Labour 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 14 January 2021
12.20 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
12.20 pm First Minister’s Questions
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Portfolio Questions
followed by Ministerial Statement: Salmon Farming 
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Liability for NHS Charges (Treatment of Industrial Disease) (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 21 December 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.