Good afternoon. I have selected an urgent question that will be taken as the first item of business today. As a consequence, I am afraid that decision time will be pushed back to 5.15, as we were...

Thank you, Presiding Officer, and I am grateful for acceptance of the question. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the reported reform of firefighters’ pay...

1. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason carers assistance is not included in its proposed amendments to the Social Security (Scotland) Bill. (S5O-01734)

2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the homelessness and rough sleeping action group. (S5O-01735)

3. Can the Scottish Government say what arrangements are in place to empower community councils? (S5O-01736)

4. To ask the Scottish Government how it is encouraging public bodies to do more to promote human rights. (S5O-01737)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had regarding the provision of new housing stock to meet future needs. (S5O-01738)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had regarding the provision of social housing. (S5O-01739)

7. To ask the Scottish Government how it meets the housing demand of older tenants with mobility issues. (S5O-01740)

8. To ask the Scottish Government which stakeholders it has had discussions with regarding providing alternatives to cash in lieu of disability benefits. (S5O-01741)

9. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the statement in its programme for government that the “third sector needs stability of funding and the opportunity for longer term planning...

We move to the debate on motion S5M-10183, in the name of Derek Mackay, on stage 1 of the Budget (Scotland) (No 2) Bill.

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-10209, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of...

The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motions S5M-10210 to S5M-10212, on approval of Scottish statutory instruments, and motion S5M-10213, on the Budget (Scotland)...

The first question is, that amendment S5M-10183.1, in the name of Murdo Fraser, which seeks to amend motion S5M-10183, in the name of Derek Mackay, on stage 1 of the Budget (Scotland) (No 2)...

The final item of business today is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-09970, in the name of Ross Greer, on bus services. The debate will be concluded without any question being put....