Good afternoon, everyone. The first item of business this afternoon is portfolio questions. In order to get in as many members as possible, I would be grateful for short and succinct questions...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the regional allocation of funding by Creative Scotland to support cultural events. (S4O-03731)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what arts and culture events it has planned for the West Scotland parliamentary region. (S4O-03732)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on establishing a film studio complex. (S4O-03734)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government following the recent G20 meeting. (S4O-03735)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote the use of fair trade footballs. (S4O-03737)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of goods sold in Scotland can be considered fair trade and what it is doing to increase the sale of fair trade goods. (S4O-03738)

10. To ask the Scottish Government how it protects and supports sites of historic importance. (S4O-03740)

1. To ask the Scottish Government how it is promoting the living wage as part of its anti-poverty strategy. (S4O-03741)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle high rents in the private sector. (S4O-03742)

3. To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to reach agreement with Orkney Islands Council on the replacement of the islands’ internal ferry fleet. (S4O-03743)

5. To ask the Scottish Government how it seeks to promote affordable public transport for vulnerable groups. (S4O-03745)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what actions it is taking to reduce the number of households in temporary accommodation. (S4O-03746)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what help and support are available to help veterans to access housing. (S4O-03748)

9. To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on the Dundee port railhead as recommended in the Tayside and central Scotland transport partnership’s strategy. (S4O-03749)

10. To ask the Scottish Government whether there have been discussions regarding bringing forward work on the roll-out of superfast broadband for Kirkliston and South Queensferry scheduled for...

The next item of business is a statement by the First Minister on the Scottish Government’s programme for government 2014-15. The First Minister’s statement will be followed by a...

The next item of business is a debate on the Scottish Government’s programme for government 2014-15.

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-11682, 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 motions S4M-11685, S4M-11686 and S4M-11688, on approval of Scottish statutory...

The question is, that motions S4M-11685, S4M-11686 and S4M-11688, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on approval of Scottish statutory instruments, be agreed to. Motions agreed to, That the...

Perhaps Nigel Don can explain how Renfrewshire Council manages to ensure that people are paid the living wage.