Thursday, 8 February 2018
1. To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet ScotRail. (S5O-01774)
2. To ask the Scottish Government when the Edinburgh tram inquiry will publish its report. (S5O-01775)
3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to regulate the commercial short-term letting of domestic flats. (S5O-01776)
4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on providing faster broadband connectivity in the Stirling constituency. (S5O-01777)
6. To ask the Scottish Government, further to the First Minister’s meeting with the family of Shaun Woodburn, who was killed on new year’s day 2017, what plans it has to enhance the...
1. We have had the resignation of two chief constables, we are on to our third head of the Scottish Police Authority, we have an investigations body that is overwhelmed by complaints, and we have...
2. The merger of Scotland’s eight regional police forces into one national force is the biggest single public sector reform undertaken by this Government. So far, it has been nothing less...
Blueprint Recruitment Ltd is a Glenrothes-based recruitment company that was subcontracted by Carillion to provide labour for the Aberdeen western peripheral route. It is owed over £360,000...
The First Minister will be aware of the proposal for a golf development at Coul Links in Sutherland. In 2016, the planning minister rightly advised me that that is a matter for Highland Council...
I am sure that the First Minister’s intention cannot be to tax community sports facilities, with all the implications that that would have for public health. However, her budget looks as...
3. When I last asked the First Minister about the Scottish Government’s oversight of the publicly owned Prestwick airport, she told me, very clearly, that the Government had had no...
Stagecoach has failed to meet a number of contractual obligations in respect of the operation of the east coast main line service, which goes through my constituency and the constituencies of...
The First Minister appears to be aware that her Government and its special advisers are holding back from freedom of information requests material that could cause the Government embarrassment....
Four years ago, the Scottish National Party Government promised to bring an end to the indignity of 15-minute social care visits. The report that was published this morning by Leonard Cheshire...
As the First Minister will be aware, yesterday ministers accepted the recommendations of the group that was set up to improve mortuary standards in Scotland. She might also be aware that that was...
4. I remind members that I am a parliamentary liaison officer to the First Minister. To ask the First Minister what engagement the Scottish Government is carrying out with the banking sector...
5. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government will take to protect politicians and candidates from abuse. (S5F-02026)
6. To ask the First Minister how the United Kingdom’s proposed changes to the support for mortgage interest scheme could impact on householders in Scotland, and whether it has asked UK...
7. To ask the First Minister on what date funds from the saltire prize for marine energy will be distributed. (S5F-02036)
I ask members of the public who are exiting the gallery to do so quietly. The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-10145, in the name of Willie Rennie, on East...
The first item of business this afternoon is a debate on motion S5M-10358, on stage 1 of the Islands (Scotland) Bill.
On a point of order, Presiding Officer—[ Interruption. ] In 10 years, I have never forgotten to insert my card for the microphone, but now I have done it twice in one week. Presiding...
The next item of business is consideration of motion S5M-09803, in the name of Derek Mackay, on the financial resolution for the Islands (Scotland) Bill. Motion moved, That the Parliament, for...
There are two questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S5M-10358, in the name of Humza Yousaf, on the Islands (Scotland) Bill at stage 1, be...
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.