motion_title: Business Motion
motion_text: The question is, that motion S6M-18921, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme, be agreed to.
  Motion agreed to,
  That the Parliament agrees—
  (a) the following programme of business—
  Tuesday 23 September 2025
  2.00 pm	Time for Reflection
  followed by	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  followed by	Topical Questions (if selected)
  followed by	Stage 3 Proceedings: Housing (Scotland) Bill
  followed by	Committee Announcements
  followed by	Business Motions
  followed by	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  10.00 pm	Decision Time
  Wednesday 24 September 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	Stage 3 Proceedings: Housing (Scotland) Bill
  followed by	Scottish Government Debate: Improving Literacy in Scotland’s Schools
  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 25 September 2025
  11.40 am	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  11.40 am	General Questions
  12.00 pm	First Minister’s Questions
  followed by	Members’ Business
  2.00 pm	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  2.00 pm	Portfolio Questions:Climate Action and Energy, and Transport
  followed by	Ministerial Statement: One Scotland, Many Voices: A Shared Future
  followed by	Stage 1 Debate: Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill
  followed by	Financial Resolution: Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill
  followed by	Business Motions
  followed by	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  5.00 pm	Decision Time
  followed by	Members’ Business
  Tuesday 30 September 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 1 October 2025
  2.00 pm	Parliamentary Bureau Motions
  2.00 pm	Portfolio Questions:Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands;Health and Social Care
  followed by	Scottish Labour 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 2 October 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:Social Justice and Housing
  followed by	Stage 1 Debate: Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill
  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 22 September 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.