Business Programme
S6M-04461: That the Parliament agrees—
(a) the following programme of business—
Tuesday 24 May 2022
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions (if selected)
followed byMinisterial Statement: European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill – Next Steps
followed byScottish Government Debate: Keeping Care Close to Home and Improving Outcomes
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 25 May 2022
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Health and Social Care; Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
followed byScottish Government Debate: Community Wealth Building – Delivering Transformation in Scotland’s Local and Regional Economies
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 26 May 2022
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: Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
followed byScottish Government Debate: Update on Delivery of Social Security Benefits
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
Tuesday 31 May 2022
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions (if selected)
followed by Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee Debate: Reducing Scotland’s Drugs Deaths and Drugs Harm
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 1 June 2022
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm General Questions
2.20 pm First Minister’s Questions
3.05 pm Portfolio Questions: Justice and Veterans; Finance and Economy; Education and Skills
followed by The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022
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 
(b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 23 May 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.