Thursday, 16 March 2017
1. To ask the Scottish Government how it will take forward the recommendations of the advisory group on tackling sectarianism. (S5O-00787)
2. To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in North Ayrshire pay no rates because of the small business bonus scheme, and how many will be exempt in 2017-18. (S5O-00788)
3. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to local authorities to help with the regeneration of town centres. (S5O-00789)
5. To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of the discussions between it and the Scottish Council for Jewish Communities regarding the adoption of the International Holocaust...
6. To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding a possible visit to Scotland by Donald Trump. (S5O-00792)
7. To ask the Scottish Government whether the business rates review will consider the potential of charging properties marketed through platforms such as Airbnb. (S5O-00793)
8. To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to ensure that there is equal pay for local authority staff across Scotland. (S5O-00794)
1. To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01028)
2. To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the week. (S5F-01027)
3. To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet. (S5F-01025)
4. To ask the First Minister what guidance the Scottish Government has issued regarding the use of the pupil equity fund. (S5F-01032)
5. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to tackle gun crime. (S5F-01034)
6. To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government will ensure that changes to unit assessments will not increase teacher workload, in light of reports that 63 per cent of teachers believe...
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-03651, in the name of Ross Thomson, on the impact on north-east businesses of the hike in non-domestic rates. The...
Good afternoon. The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-04534, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee, on reports on the...
The next item of business is consideration of legislative consent motion S5M-04445, in the name of Roseanna Cunningham, on the Farriers (Registration) Bill. Motion moved, That the Parliament...
Two questions are to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is that motion S5M-04534, in the name of Graeme Dey, on reports on the “Draft Climate Change Plan: The...
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.