Wednesday, 7 June 2017
Good afternoon. We start this afternoon with First Minister’s question time.
1. To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day. (S5F-01353)
2. I offer the thoughts of those on the Labour benches to the families who have been affected by the atrocious attacks in London. To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for...
3. To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet. (S5F-01358)
4. To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet. (S5F-01359)
5. To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will reaffirm its commitment to the Paris climate accord. (S5F-01373)
6. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that more than one in four GP practices have a vacancy. (S5F-01357)
1. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote economic growth in the south of Scotland. (S5O-01089)
2. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it does not keep minutes of all meetings between stakeholders and ministers. (S5O-01090)
3. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage young people to study medicine at university. (S5O-01091)
4. To ask the Scottish Government how many professional veterinary bodies have indicated support for its legislative proposal to allow the amputation of tails in healthy puppies. (S5O-01092)
5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect low and middle-income earners from negative growth. (S5O-01093)
6. To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided to third sector organisations to tackle homelessness in Glasgow since 2007. (S5O-01094)
7. To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the findings of phase 2 of the enterprise and skills review. (S5O-01095) I look forward to the publication of the report on phase 2 of the...
1. To ask the Scottish Government what representations it made to the Queen’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer and National Museums Scotland regarding the acquisition and display of...
2. To ask the Scottish Government what recent steps it has taken to promote culture and tourism in Midlothian and East Lothian. (S5O-01070)
3. To ask the Scottish Government how National Galleries Scotland helps to promote culture and tourism in Inverclyde. (S5O-01071)
4. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to strengthen relations between Scotland and Cuba. (S5O-01072)
5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with United Kingdom Government agencies regarding bringing major events to Scotland. (S5O-01073)
6. To ask the Scottish Government what issues were discussed during its recent meeting with the Ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom. (S5O-01074)
7. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the Scottish Event Campus to increase business tourism in Glasgow. (S5O-01075)
1. To ask the Scottish Government what recourse there is for people who are dissatisfied with the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner’s response to a complaint. (S5O-01079)
2. To ask the Scottish Government how much Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have paid in VAT that they have not been able to claim back. (S5O-01080)
3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the increase in reported sexual offences in 2016-17. (S5O-01081)
4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has confidence in the chairperson of the Scottish Police Authority. (S5O-01082)
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to prevent violent crime. (S5O-01083)
The next item of business is consideration of motion S5M-05998, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That the...
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions on the approval of Scottish statutory instruments. Motions moved, That the Parliament agrees that the Criminal...
The first question is, that motion S5M-06000, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on the approval of a Scottish statutory instrument, be agreed to. Motion agreed to, That the Parliament agrees that...
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.