Business Programme

That the Parliament agrees—(a) the following programme of business—Tuesday 22 March 20222.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions (if selected)followed by Stage 1 Debate: Good Food Nation (Scotland) Billfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessWednesday 23 March 20222.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Covid Recovery and Parliamentary Business; Net Zero, Energy and Transportfollowed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Businessfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Approval of SSIs (if required)5.10 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business Thursday 24 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: A Retail Strategy for Scotlandfollowed by Scottish Government Debate: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26followed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision TimeTuesday 29 March 20222.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions (if selected)followed by Health, Social Care and Sport Committee Debate: Perinatal Mental Healthfollowed by Stage 1 Debate: Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Billfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessWednesday 30 March 20222.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Health and Social Care; Social Justice, Housing and Local Governmentfollowed by Scottish Government Businessfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Approval of SSIs (if required)5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business Thursday 31 March 202211.40 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 Stage 1 Debate: Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Billfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 21 March 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.