Business Programme

That the Parliament agrees—(a) the following programme of business—Tuesday 16 November 20212.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions (if selected)followed by First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Updatefollowed by Ministerial Statement: COP26 Outcomesfollowed by Scottish Government Debate: Celebrating the First Anniversary of the Scottish National Investment Bankfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessWednesday 17 November 20212.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: COVID Recovery and Parliamentary Business; Net Zero, Energy and Transportfollowed by Ministerial Statement: Towards a Circular Economyfollowed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Businessfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Approval of SSIs (if required)5.40 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business Thursday 18 November 202111.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions11.40 am General Questions12.00 pm First Minister's Questionsfollowed by Members’ Business2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.30 pm Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Questions2.45 pm Portfolio Questions: Rural Affairs and Islandsfollowed by Scottish Government Debate: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the UK Government’s Levelling Up Agenda in Scotlandfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision TimeTuesday 23 November 20212.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions (if selected)followed by First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Updatefollowed by Scottish Government Businessfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessWednesday 24 November 20212.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Health and Social Care; Social Justice, Housing and Local Governmentfollowed by Stage 1 Debate: Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Billfollowed by Financial Resolution: Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Billfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Approval of SSIs (if required)5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business Thursday 25 November 202111.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions11.40 am General Questions12.00 pm First Minister's Questionsfollowed by Members’ Business2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Constitution, External Affairs and Culturefollowed by Scottish Government Businessfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 15 November 2021, 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.