Business Programme

That the Parliament agrees—(a) the following programme of business—Tuesday 24 June 20252.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions (if selected)followed by Ministerial Statement: Budget - Provisional Outturn 2024-2025followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Education (Scotland) Billfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions10.00 pm Decision TimeWednesday 25 June 20252.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, and Parliamentary Business; Justice and Home Affairsfollowed by Ministerial Statement: The Scottish Government's Medium-Term Financial Strategy and Fiscal Sustainability Delivery Planfollowed by Stage 3 Debate: Education (Scotland) Billfollowed by Legislative Consent Motion: Employment Rights Bill - UK Legislationfollowed by Legislative Consent Motion: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - UK Legislationfollowed by Legislative Consent Motion: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - UK Legislationfollowed by Legislative Consent Motion: Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill - UK Legislationfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Approval of SSIs (if required)5.50 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business Thursday 26 June 202511.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions11.40 am General Questions12.00 pm First Minister's Questions2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Education and Skillsfollowed by Ministerial Statement: Ensuring the Right Support for Young People's Neurodivergence, Mental Health and Wellbeingfollowed by Legislative Consent Motion: Product Regulation and Metrology Bill - UK Legislationfollowed by Legislative Consent Motion: Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - UK Legislationfollowed by Legislative Consent Motion: Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill - UK Legislationfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions4.55 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessTuesday 2 September 20252.00 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 3 September 20252.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic; Finance 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 4 September 202511.40 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: Net Zero and Energy, and Transportfollowed by Scottish Government Businessfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 23 June 2025, 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.