Good afternoon, colleagues. Welcome back. The first item of business this afternoon is time for reflection, and our leader today is the Rev Monica Michelin-Salomon, who is the minister for...

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-01238, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved,...

The next item of business is topical question time. In order to get through as many as possible, I would prefer short and succinct questions.

1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the cost of the Edinburgh to Glasgow improvement programme. (S5T-00043)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in response to the findings of the Audit Scotland report, “Scotland’s colleges 2016”. (S5T-00040)

The next item of business is a statement by the First Minister on the Scottish Government’s programme for government. The First Minister’s statement will be followed by a debate, so...

We move to the open debate and I ask members who wish to speak in the debate to press their request-to-speak buttons now. I also ask all members to show the same courtesy to the leaders of the...

The next item of business is consideration of motion S5M-01254, in the name of Nicola Sturgeon, on the appointment of a junior Scottish minister.

The next item of business is consideration of three Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move en bloc motions S5M-01264, on variation of standing orders, S5M-01265, on...

I propose to ask a single question on motions S5M-01264, S5M-01265 and S5M-01266, unless any member objects. The question is, that motions S5M-01264, on the variation of standing orders,...

The final item is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-00654, in the name of Fulton MacGregor, on the stand up to bullying campaign. The debate will be concluded without any question...