1. To ask the Scottish Government what rail infrastructure investments it plans for the Perth to Edinburgh route. (S4O-02262)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the structure and operation of the community transport system across the country. (S4O-02263)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to the private housing sector. (S4O-02264)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to promote integrated ticketing and the multimodal use of public transport. (S4O-02265)

5. To ask the Scottish Government whether the proposed procurement reform bill will seek to ensure that public sector contracts should be awarded only to companies that pay the living wage....

6. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made by its cities strategy. (S4O-02267)

8. To ask the Scottish Government when the first phase of the Edinburgh to Glasgow improvement programme will be delivered. (S4O-02269)

9. To ask the Scottish Government when people and businesses in Shetland will be advised whether their area will be included in the 75 per cent of the islands that Highlands and Islands...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving from its international development fund for people in the occupied Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank. (S4O-02272)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what input it will have to Creative Scotland’s new vision statement. (S4O-02273)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with BBC Scotland regarding the impact of reductions in its budget. (S4O-02275)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking regarding the free-to-air broadcasting of major events. (S4O-02276)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of the contribution that local arts festivals make to communities in regeneration areas. (S4O-02277)

7. To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet the European Commission and what matters will be discussed. (S4O-02278)

8. To ask the Scottish Government when it last attended a meeting of the Nordic Council. (S4O-02279)

9. To ask the Scottish Government whether its commemoration of the first world war will include conscientious objectors and the role of peace groups. (S4O-02280)

The next item of business is a statement by John Swinney on the 2012-13 provisional outturn. The cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of his statement; there should therefore be no...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-06987, in the name of Kenny MacAskill, on stage 1 of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill. I call Mr MacAskill to speak to and move his...

The next item of business is consideration of motion S4M-07008, in the name of Dave Thompson, on minor standing order rule changes. I call Dave Thompson to speak to and move the motion on behalf...

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-07043, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved,...

The next item of business is consideration of three Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motion S4M-07046, on the designation of a lead committee, and motions S4M-07045 and...

There are five questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S4M-06987, in the name of Kenny MacAskill, on the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland)...

The final item of business today is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-06283, in the name of John Wilson, on the credit union expansion project. The debate will be concluded without...