Tuesday, 24 October 2017
Good afternoon. Before I introduce our time for reflection contributor, I remind members that we have a ministerial statement later today on the launch of the British Sign Language national plan....
1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of institutional racism in Police Scotland. (S5T-00720)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports that Childline has recorded a record number of young people expressing suicidal thoughts in the last year....
Before we move on, given the earlier technical difficulty with our sound system, I am minded to take a motion without notice, under rule 11.2.4 of standing orders, to move decision time to 5.15....
We move to the next item of business. I assure members that the following statement from me is intentional and is not a reflection of our earlier microphone difficulties. The Presiding Officer...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-08341, in the name of Paul Wheelhouse, on unconventional oil and gas.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-08377, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a revised business programme. Motion...
There are five questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that if the amendment in the name of Murdo Fraser is agreed to, all the other amendments will fall. The...
I ask those who are leaving the chamber to do so quietly, please. The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-07724, in the name of Lewis Macdonald, on workforce...
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.