Good morning. The first item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-15939, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a timetable for stage 3...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-15941, in the name of John Swinney, on the Scotland Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation.

The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill. In dealing with the amendments, members should have the bill as amended at stage 2, the marshalled list, the...

Good afternoon. The first item of business this afternoon is portfolio questions on education and lifelong learning. As ever, in order to fit in as many people as possible, I would prefer short...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to recruit more teachers. (S4O-05656)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with headteachers and other stakeholders on closing the education attainment gap. (S4O-05657)

3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the national pay negotiations in the college sector. (S4O-05658)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Students Association of the University of the West of Scotland’s report, “Establishing a Stronger Summer Safety Net:...

5. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in reducing the education attainment gap. (S4O-05660)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Fife Council regarding the future provision of high schools in Dunfermline. (S4O-05661)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the potential impact on education in Scotland of the United Kingdom withdrawing from the EU. (S4O-05662)

8. To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages the provision of libraries in schools in the Highlands and Islands. (S4O-05663)

9. To ask the Scottish Government how much it spends per pupil, and how this compares with England. (S4O-05664)

10. To ask the Scottish Government how it is promoting the daily mile in schools. (S4O-05665)

11. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that its policy on children’s attainment takes account of the impact of poverty. (S4O-05666)

12. To ask the Scottish Government what the pupil to teacher ratio is in special schools, and how that compares with 2008. (S4O-05667)

13. To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the benefits of the named person provision will be for children and families. (S4O-05668)

14. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in implementing the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015. (S4O-05669)

15. To ask the Scottish Government what recent representations it has made to the United Kingdom Government regarding international students and further education colleges. (S4O-05670)

16. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics in schools. (S4O-05671)

The next item of business is continuation of stage 3 proceedings on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill. I remind members that, in dealing with the amendments, they should have the bill as amended at...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-15925, in the name of Aileen McLeod, on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill. I invite members who wish to speak in the debate to press their...

The next item of business is consideration of three Parliamentary Bureau motions. Motions moved, That the Parliament agrees that the Budget (Scotland) Act 2015 Amendment Regulations 2016 [draft]...

There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S4M-15941, in the name of John Swinney, on the Scotland Bill, which is United Kingdom...

The final item of business today is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-15289, in the name of Mark McDonald, on schools autism awareness week. The debate will be concluded without any...