Scottish Parliament debates

Tuesday, 8 September 2015

  • Time for Reflection

    2 speeches

    Good afternoon. The first item of business this afternoon is time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader today is the Rev Alexander Horsburgh, minister of Dalkeith St Nicholas Buccleuch...

  • Topical Question Time

  • Mental Health Services (Access for Children and Young People)

    6 speeches

    1. Thank you, Presiding Officer, for reversing the order of questions. That was extremely helpful. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that children and young people have access to...

  • Refugee Task Force

    10 speeches

    2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s refugee task force. (S4T-01101)

  • Borders Railway (Benefits)

    10 speeches

    3. To ask the Scottish Government what benefits it considers there will be for Midlothian and the Borders from the Borders railway. (S4T-01103)

  • Scottish Economy (Progress)

    81 speeches

    The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-14156, in the name of John Swinney, on progress in the Scottish economy. I point out to members that time is extremely tight and that the last...

  • Business Motion

    1 speech

    The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-14171, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revision to the business programme...

  • Parliamentary Bureau Motions

    1 speech

    The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick: S4M-14163 is on substitution on a committee and S4M-14172 is on the referral of a...

  • Decision Time

    4 speeches

    There are five questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, in relation to the debate on progress in the Scottish economy, if the amendment in the name of...

  • Human Rights Act 1998 (Amnesty International Campaign)

    12 speeches

    The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-13562, in the name of Christina McKelvie, on do the human right thing: keep the Human Rights Act. The debate will be...

What is this?

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.

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