Thursday, 11 June 2015
1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote child safety. (S4O-04448)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding the Scottish Parliament being able to legislate on parking on pavements and related...
3. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to improve rail services to and from Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley. (S4O-04450)
4. To ask the Scottish Government how it works in partnership with Glasgow City Council to tackle homelessness and help sustain tenancies. (S4O-04451)
5. To ask the Scottish Government how important the condition of local road networks is to the success of the economy. (S4O-04452)
6. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recent branch closures announced by two of Scotland’s biggest banks, the Bank of Scotland and RBS. (S4O-04453)
7. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on Police Scotland introducing charges for community events in Fife. (S4O-04454)
1. To ask the Deputy First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of this glorious day. (S4F-02862)
2. To ask the Deputy First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland. (S4F-02860)
3. To ask the Deputy First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet. (S4F-02857)
4. To ask the First Minister what the impact of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s in-year budget revisions will be on Scotland. (S4F-02865)
5. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government will take following reports that more than 14,000 people facing bills for personal and social care are in arrears. (S4F-02878)
6. To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government met its 2011 pledge that there would be no compulsory redundancies in colleges throughout the college merger process. (S4F-02861)
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-12898, in the name of Bob Doris, on celebrating the work of Home-Start in north Glasgow and across Scotland. The debate...
Good afternoon, everyone. The first item of business this afternoon is a debate on motion S4M-13442, in the name of Roseanna Cunningham, on protecting employee rights and access to justice. I...
There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, in relation to this afternoon’s debate, if the amendment in the name of Siobhan McMahon is...
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.