Tuesday, 20 December 2016
Good afternoon. The first item of business this afternoon is time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader today is the Right Rev Dr Nigel Peyton, the Bishop of Brechin.
It is now my sad duty to introduce a motion of condolence on the death of our parliamentary colleague, Alex Johnstone MSP. I thank Alex’s wife Linda, their two children, Alexander and...
As Presiding Officer, I expect Government announcements on important policy issues to be made to the Parliament in the first instance. I was concerned to discover this morning that the First...
1. To ask the Scottish Government how many women have had transvaginal mesh implants since it requested that NHS boards suspend their use in June 2014. (S5T-00274)
2. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has downgraded its forecast of revenues from the residential element of land and buildings transaction tax. (S5T-00277)
The next item of business is a statement by the First Minister on Scotland’s place in Europe. The First Minister will take questions at the end of the statement, so there should be no...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-03190, in the name of Mark McDonald, on improving the care experience for looked-after children. I ask members who wish to speak in the debate...
The next item of business is consideration of legislative consent motion S5M-03181, in the name of John Swinney, on the Higher Education and Research Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation....
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-03222, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revised business programme for...
We come to decision time. The first question is, that motion S5M-03173, in the name of Ruth Davidson, a motion of condolence, be agreed to. Motion agreed to, That the Parliament expresses its...
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-02554, in the name of Kezia Dugdale, on tackling mesothelioma in Scotland. The debate will be concluded without any...
The Scottish Parliament is the national legislature of Scotland, located in Edinburgh. The Parliament consists of 129 members known as MSPs, elected for four-year terms; 73 represent individual geographical constituencies, and 56 are regional representatives.
