We are pleased to have supported and funded Crohn’s and Colitis UK in the production of “Scotland Leading the Way: a National Blueprint for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in...

I am delighted to announce that financial close was reached for this contract on 23 September and that construction will start in a few weeks on this £70 million project. The new hospital...

3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce waiting times for urology and orthopaedics appointments in NHS Highland. (S5O-00213)

4. To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet NHS Lanarkshire. (S5O-00214)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to reduce waiting times for initial hospital appointments following general practitioner referrals in NHS Ayrshire and Arran. (S5O-00215)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve working conditions for social care staff. (S5O-00216)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making to ensure that national health service staff receive at least the living wage. (S5O-00217)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the assurances that it has received from Boston Scientific regarding the possible use of counterfeit material in surgical mesh. (S5O-00218)

9. To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with the construction of the new district general hospital for Dumfries and Galloway. (S5O-00219)

10. To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated completion date is for the new East Lothian community hospital. (S5O-00220)

11. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with universities to encourage the study of medicine and general practice. (S5O-00221)

The next item of business is a statement by Fergus Ewing on supporting farming and food production. The cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of his statement, so there should be no...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-01793, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on devolution of employment services. I call Jamie Hepburn to speak to and move the motion. [ Interruption...

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-01813, 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 consideration of nine Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move en bloc motion S5M-01819, on a variation of standing orders; motions S5M-01820 to...

The first question is, that amendment S5M-01793.1, in the name of Adam Tomkins, which seeks to amend motion S5M-01793, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on devolution of employment services, be...

The final item of business today is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-01279, in the name of Neil Findlay, on retaining tax jobs in Bathgate. The debate will be concluded without any...