motion_title: Business Motion
motion_text: The result of the division on motion S6M-17059, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business motion, is: For 88, Against 28, Abstentions 0.
  Motion agreed to,
  That the Parliament agrees—
  (a) the following programme of business—
  Tuesday 22 April 2025
  2.00 pm	Time for Reflection
  followed by	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  followed by	Topical Questions (if selected)
  followed by	Scottish Government Debate: The International Situation
  followed by	Committee Announcements
  followed by	Business Motions
  followed by	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  5.00 pm	Decision Time
  followed by	Members’ Business
  Wednesday 23 April 2025
  2.00 pm	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  2.00 pm	Portfolio Questions:Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, and Parliamentary Business;Justice and Home Affairs
  followed by	Scottish Government Debate: UK Government Welfare Reforms
  followed by	Business Motions
  followed by	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  followed by	Approval of SSIs (if required)
  5.00 pm	Decision Time
  followed by	Members’ Business
  Thursday 24 April 2025
  11.40 am	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  11.40 am	General Questions
  12.00 pm	First Minister’s Questions
  followed by	Members’ Business
  2.30 pm	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  2.30 pm	Portfolio Questions:Education and Skills
  followed by	Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee Debate: Inquiry into Framework Legislation and Henry VIII Powers
  followed by	Business Motions
  followed by	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  5.00 pm	Decision Time
  Tuesday 29 April 2025
  2.00 pm	Time for Reflection
  followed by	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  followed by	Topical Questions (if selected)
  followed by	Scottish Government Business
  followed by	Committee Announcements
  followed by	Business Motions
  followed by	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  5.00 pm	Decision Time
  followed by	Members’ Business
  Wednesday 30 April 2025
  2.00 pm	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  2.00 pm	Portfolio Questions:Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic;Finance and Local Government
  followed by	Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business
  followed by	Business Motions
  followed by	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  followed by	Approval of SSIs (if required)
  5.10 pm	Decision Time
  followed by	Members’ Business
  Thursday 1 May 2025
  11.40 am	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  11.40 am	General Questions
  12.00 pm	First Minister’s Questions
  followed by	Members’ Business
  2.30 pm	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  2.30 pm	Portfolio Questions:Net Zero and Energy, and Transport
  followed by	Scottish Government Business
  followed by	Business Motions
  followed by	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  5.00 pm	Decision Time
  (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 21 April 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.