Business Programme

That the Parliament agrees—(a) the following programme of business—Tuesday 13 December 20222.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions (if selected)followed by Ministerial Statement: Medication Assisted Treatment and Workforce Updatefollowed by Stage 1 Debate: Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Billfollowed by Financial Resolution: Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Billfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessWednesday 14 December 20222.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Covid Recovery and Parliamentary Business; Finance and Economyfollowed by Health, Social Care and Sport Committee Debate: Health Inequalitiesfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Approval of SSIs (if required)5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business Thursday 15 December 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: Net Zero, Energy and Transportfollowed by Ministerial Statement: Scottish Budget 2023-24followed by Scottish Government Debate: Asset Transfers and Community Empowerment – Five Years Onfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision TimeTuesday 20 December 20222.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions (if selected)followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Billfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions8.00 pm Decision TimeWednesday 21 December 20222.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Rural Affairs and Islands; Health and Social Care; Social Justice, Housing and Local Governmentfollowed by Stage 3 Debate: Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Billfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Approval of SSIs (if required)5.15 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessThursday 22 December 202211.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions11.40 am General Questions12.00 pm First Minister's Questions12.45 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 12 December 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.