Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Good afternoon. The first item of business this afternoon is time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader today is the Rev Dr Angus Morrison, the moderator of the General Assembly of the...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-15710, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revision to the business programme...
1. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the announcement of a referendum on membership of the European Union on 23 June 2016. (S4T-01323)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reports that GP funding has been reduced by £1.6 billion over the last 10 years. (S4T-01324)
The next item of business is a statement by Nicola Sturgeon giving an update on the fiscal framework. The First Minister will take questions at the end of her statement, and there should...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-15645, in the name of Christine Grahame, on behalf of the Justice Committee, on Scotland’s national action plan for human rights.
The next item is a debate on motion S4M-15695, in the name of Fiona Hyslop, on the BBC charter renewal process.
I have accepted a request from the First Minister to make an urgent statement to update the Parliament on the fiscal framework. I will allow around five minutes for the statement and perhaps 10...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-15694, in the name of John Swinney, on the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill. I ask members who are leaving the...
The next item of business is consideration of motion S4M-15563, in the name of John Swinney, on the financial resolution for the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill. I...
There are seven questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S4M-15645, in the name of Christine Grahame, on Scotland’s national action plan...
The final item of business today is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-15580, in the name of Dennis Robertson, on eating disorder awareness week 2016. The debate will be concluded...
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.