Thursday, 6 November 2014
Good morning. We start with general questions.
1. To ask the Scottish Government how many problem drug users there are. (S4O-03651)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on Glasgow City Council’s decision to award a house in multiple occupation licence to the Bellgrove hotel and whether it considers...
3. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that disabled people and their families are able to access cultural and leisure opportunities. (S4O-03653)
4. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the chief executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. (S4O-03654)
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out a joint traffic assessment with the City of Edinburgh Council regarding long-term pressures on the three main western road approaches...
6. To ask the Scottish Government what safeguards are in place to ensure that sex offenders are appropriately rehoused. (S4O-03656)
7. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Scottish Woodlot Association submission to the Smith commission that full powers over forestry should be devolved to this Parliament....
8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the weather defences following the launch of the ready for winter campaign. (S4O-03658)
1. To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day. (S4F-02365)
2. To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland. (S4F-02353)
3. To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet. (S4F-02354)
4. To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the impact of United Kingdom Government welfare reforms on families in which at least one family member is in...
5. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the KPMG study that indicates that more than 400,000 workers in Scotland are being paid less than the living wage....
6. To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the potential impact on the economy of the recent fall in crude oil prices. (S4F-02352)
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-10936, in the name of Neil Findlay, on RBS takes communities for granted. The debate will be concluded without any...
The first item of business this afternoon is a statement by Keith Brown on winter resilience. The minister will take questions at the end of his statement, so there should be no interventions or...
The next item of business is a Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee debate on its inquiry into lobbying. We have a little time in hand, so if members wish to take...
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. During yesterday’s living wage debate, I accepted an intervention from the Cabinet Secretary for Training, Youth and Women’s Employment, Angela...
There are no questions to be put as a result of today’s business. Meeting closed at 17:03.
The Scottish Parliament is the national legislature of Scotland, located in Edinburgh. The Parliament consists of 129 members known as MSPs, elected for four-year terms; 73 represent individual geographical constituencies, and 56 are regional representatives.
