http://www.scottish.parliament.uk - Scottish Parliament - Scottish Parliament First Minister's Statement on the Scottish Government's Programme for Government 2013-14 followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scottish Government's Programme for Government 2013-14 followed by Business Motions S4M-07528 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be completed by 6 December 2013. S4M-07529 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Business Motion—That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill at stage 2 be completed by 22 November 2013. followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions S4M-07530 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Committee Membership—That the Parliament agrees that— Hanzala Malik be appointed to replace Rhoda Grant as a member of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee; Jayne Baxter be appointed to replace Neil Findlay as a member of the Education and Culture Committee; Margaret McCulloch be appointed to replace Mary Fee as a member of the Equal Opportunities Committee; Rhoda Grant be appointed to replace Drew Smith as a member of the Health and Sport Committee; Mark Griffin be appointed to replace Margaret McCulloch as a member of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee; Mary Fee be appointed to replace Elaine Murray as a member of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee; Elaine Murray be appointed to replace Jenny Marra as a member of the Justice Committee; John Pentland be appointed to replace Graeme Pearson as a member of the Justice Committee; Richard Baker be appointed to replace John Pentland as a member of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee; Hugh Henry be appointed to replace Iain Gray as a member of the Public Audit Committee; Ken Macintosh be appointed to replace Mark Griffin as a member of the Public Audit Committee; Lewis Macdonald be appointed to replace Patricia Ferguson as a member of the Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee; Drew Smith be appointed to replace James Kelly as a member of the Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee; Margaret McDougall be appointed to replace Margaret McCulloch as a member of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee; Margaret McCulloch be appointed to replace Hanzala Malik as a member of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee; Richard Baker be appointed to replace John Pentland as a member of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee; and Ken Macintosh be appointed to replace Iain Gray as a member of the Welfare Reform Committee. S4M-07568 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Substitution on Committees—That the Parliament agrees that— Kezia Dugdale be appointed to replace Mark Griffin as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Education and Culture Committee; Patricia Ferguson be appointed to replace Neil Findlay as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the European and External Relations Committee; Jackie Baillie be appointed to replace Malcolm Chisholm as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Equal Opportunities Committee; Iain Gray be appointed to replace Mary Fee as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Finance Committee; Malcolm Chisholm be appointed to replace Jayne Baxter as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Health and Sport Committee; James Kelly be appointed to replace Graeme Pearson as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee; Graeme Pearson be appointed to replace Margaret McDougall as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Justice Committee; Sarah Boyack be appointed to replace Richard Simpson as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Local Government and Regeneration Committee; John Pentland be appointed to replace Neil Bibby as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Public Audit Committee; Mark Griffin be appointed to replace Malcolm Chisholm as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Public Petitions Committee; and Mary Fee be appointed to replace Margaret McCulloch as the Scottish Labour Party substitute on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. S4M-07531 Joe FitzPatrick on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau: Office of the Clerk—That the Parliament agrees that, between 5 January 2014 and 31 January 2015, the Office of the Clerk will be open on all days except: Saturdays and Sundays, 18 and 21 April 2014, 5 May 2014, 23 May and 26 May 2014, St Andrew's Day (28 November 2014), 24 December (pm), 25 and 26 December 2014 and 1 and 2 January 2015. Decision Time

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