Wednesday, 7 December 2016
1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to support a national campaign to raise awareness of disability and reduce stigma, in light of the recent report by Disability Agenda...
2. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Audit Scotland report, “Local government in Scotland: Financial overview 2015/16”. (S5O-00430)
3. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. (S5O-00431)
4. To ask the Scottish Government when it last received an update from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities or the Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers regarding the...
5. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to amending the descriptors for the activity “Moving around” that are used to assess personal independence payments....
6. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Glasgow City Council regarding the hostel for homeless men, the Bellgrove hotel. (S5O-00434)
7. To ask the Scottish Government when it will set a new target to eradicate fuel poverty. (S5O-00435)
8. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the money raised by local authorities should be kept in their areas. (S5O-00436)
9. To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Scotland it estimates would be impacted by the United Kingdom Government reducing employment and support allowance to claimants placed in the...
10. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking in response to the findings of the independent review of the Scottish planning system. (S5O-00438)
11. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the Westminster reduction in the benefit cap will have on disabled people and households in Scotland. (S5O-00439)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-02922, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on sea fisheries and end-year negotiations.
Before we take the next item of parliamentary business, I am afraid that I bring some very sad news. I inform the chamber that our parliamentary colleague Alex Johnstone has died. I know that all...
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move en bloc motions S5M-02954 and S5M-02955, on approval of Scottish statutory...
The first question is, that amendment S5M-02922.1, in the name of Peter Chapman, which seeks to amend motion S5M-02922, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on sea fisheries and end-year negotiations, be...
Time is tight, so I move straight to the next item of business, which is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-02149, in the name of George Adam, on Paisley for city of culture 2021. I...
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