Business Programme

That the Parliament agrees—(a) the following programme of business—Tuesday 1 March 20222.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions (if selected)followed by Ministerial Statement: Update on Scotland’s Climate Assemblyfollowed by Scottish Government Debate: A Scottish Approach to the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Our Veterans in Each Communityfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessWednesday 2 March 20222.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Covid Recovery and Parliamentary Business; Net Zero, Energy and Transportfollowed by Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee Debate: Internal Market Inquiryfollowed by Scottish Government Debate: Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2022 [draft]followed by Scottish Government Debate: UK Shared Prosperity Fund – What This Means for Scotlandfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Approval of SSIs (if required)5.40 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business Thursday 3 March 202211.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions11.40 am General Questions12.00 pm First Minister's Questionsfollowed by Members’ Business2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Rural Affairs and Islandsfollowed by Ministerial Statement: The Introduction of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Billfollowed by Scottish Government Debate: The Value of Public Service Broadcasting to Scotland     followed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision TimeTuesday 8 March 20222.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions (if selected)followed by Scottish Government Businessfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessWednesday 9 March 20222.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Health and Social Care; Social Justice, Housing and Local Governmentfollowed by Scottish Labour Party Businessfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Approval of SSIs (if required)5.10 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business Thursday 10 March 202211.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions11.40 am General Questions12.00 pm First Minister's Questionsfollowed by Members’ Business2.15 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.15 pm Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Questionsfollowed by Portfolio Questions: Constitution, External Affairs and Culturefollowed by Ministerial Statement: Scottish Government Response to Report by Independent Advisory on Education Reformfollowed by Scottish Government Businessfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 28 February 2022, 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.