Good morning. The first item of business is general questions.

1. To ask the Scottish Government how many properties in Inverclyde would be affected by the proposed reforms to the top four council tax bands. (S4O-05676)

2. To ask the Scottish Government how it is helping to support delivery of the living wage to care workers in Glasgow. (S4O-05677)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what impact fracking would have on Central Scotland. (S4O-05678)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with the dualling of the A9. (S4O-05679)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the steel industry. (S4O-05680)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to protect the provision of speech and language therapy services. (S4O-05681)

7. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported 12 per cent increase in small business jobs in five years, what it is doing to ensure that this growth continues. (S4O-05682)

8. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what issues were discussed. (S4O-05683)

9. To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport last discussed the future of the children’s ward at the Royal Alexandra hospital with NHS...

1. To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S4F-03298)

2. To ask the First Minister when she will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland. (S4F-03299)

3. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the final report of the commission on widening access. (S4F-03307)

4. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the United Kingdom budget. (S4F-03309)

5. To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to ensure that all cancer patients have timely access to diagnostic tests. (S4F-03303)

6. To ask the First Minister when the Scottish Government expects a new film studio for Scotland to be delivered. (S4F-03319)

The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-15826, in the name of Alison Johnstone, on Scotland’s food future. The debate will be concluded without any...

Good afternoon. The first item of business this afternoon is consideration of business motion S4M-15968, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a...

The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill. In dealing with the amendments, members should have the bill as amended at stage 2, which is...

Pressing swiftly on, the next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-15944, in the name of Margaret Burgess, on the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill. Before I invite the Minister...

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-15980, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revision to the business programme...

There is one question to be put as a result of today’s business. The question is, that motion S4M-15944, in the name of Margaret Burgess, on the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill,...