2.30 pm Time for Reflection – Father Tom Mullen, Priest of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Dunfermline

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Debate on the Finance Committee's Report on Stage 2 of the Budget Process

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-2345 Fiona McLeod: Scottish Science Library and Scottish Business Information Service (for text of motion see Section F of Business Bulletin for Wednesday 24 October 2001)

9.30 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Stage 3 Debate on the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Bill

followed by Stage 3 Debate on the School Education (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Business Motion

2.30 pm Question Time (for text of questions see Section D of Business Bulletin for Thursday 13 December 2001)

3.10 pm First Minister's Question Time

3.30 pm Continuation of Stage 3 Debate on the School Education (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members' Business – debate on the subject of S1M-2529 Karen Gillon: New Lanark (for text of motion see Section F of Business Bulletin for Monday 10 December 2001)