Good morning. The first item of business is general questions. I would like members to try to keep their questions as short as possible and I am sure that ministers will reciprocate by keeping...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what provisions for bicycle access and storage on trains and at stations will be included in the contract for rail passenger services to be issued in 2014....

2. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to expand the network of cycle paths. (S4O-02373)

3. To ask the Scottish Government when it is meeting Cluff Natural Resources and what matters will be discussed. (S4O-02374)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure patient safety at Monklands, Wishaw and Hairmyres hospitals. (S4O-02375)

5. To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing last met the chief executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what was discussed. (S4O-02376)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to methods of providing broadband access to the hardest-to-reach remote rural communities in south Scotland. (S4O-02377)

7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of local jobs that have been created as a result of the construction works for the Forth replacement crossing....

8. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to vary the speed limit for heavy goods vehicles on the A9 trunk road. (S4O-02379)

1. To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day. (S4F-01534)

2. To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland. (S4F-01530)

3. To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet. (S4F-01549)

4. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to encourage fostering. (S4F-01535)

5. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government will take to address child poverty, in light of the findings in the “Annual Report for the Child Poverty Strategy for...

6. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government is doing to ensure that terminally ill patients with conditions other than cancer are given access to palliative care. (S4F-01536)

The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-06981, in the name of Claire Baker, on the fact that 82 per cent of Scots are in favour of compulsory microchipping for...

Good afternoon, everyone. The first item of business this afternoon is a debate on motion S4M-07610, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill. I invite members...

On a point of order, Presiding Officer, under rule 7.3.1 of standing orders. During today’s First Minister’s question time, Johann Lamont said: “how does the First Minister...

The next item of business is consideration of motion S4M-07569, in the name of John Swinney, on the financial resolution for the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill. Motion moved, That the...

There are two questions as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S4M-07610, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill, be...