1. To ask the Scottish Government what importance it places on the role of local authority licensing boards in tackling alcohol issues. (S5O-01844)

2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its engagement with the 2 Sisters Food Group regarding the company’s consultation on closing its factory in...

3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that people with a violent or threatening past do not work directly with vulnerable patients in health and social care settings....

4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action that it is taking to tackle waiting times issues in NHS Grampian and their impact on other national health...

5. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported problems at Raigmore hospital, how many operating theatres in Scotland have wooden doors and plaster walls. (S5O-01848)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it will give to the recommendations of the Scottish poverty and inequality commission as it develops its plan for tackling child poverty....

1. Many things divide the First Minister and me but, on this international women’s day, I am sure that we can agree that we will do everything we can to ensure that the next generation of...

2. I offer greetings and solidarity from the Labour benches on this international women’s day. Scottish Labour supports increasing child benefit as a way of helping with the rising cost of...

I have been inundated with messages from constituents in Gairloch, in Wester Ross, who are incensed and anxious about a decision by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to approve a new...

Yesterday, it came to light that the director of finance at NHS Tayside has retired, after £5.3 million of national funds was carried forward into NHS Tayside’s budget. Two weeks ago,...

3. I echo the words of others on our commitment to international women’s day. I hope that all political parties will use this afternoon’s debate to recommit ourselves to progress on...

My question is on the same theme as Patrick Harvie’s question. The Scottish Youth Theatre has been existence for more than 40 years and is world renowned. It is currently based in my...

The First Minister knows that Balfour Beatty holds many public sector contracts in Scotland—not the least of which is a contract on the Aberdeen western peripheral route. Does she share my...

The First Minister is aware of my successful campaign to make laws in this Parliament to protect victims of non-consensual sharing of intimate images—commonly known as revenge porn. Will...

4. To ask the First Minister what progress the Scottish Government is making on increasing the number of modern apprenticeships. (S5F-02124)

5. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government is doing to educate children regarding using the internet safely. (S5F-02118)

6. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to figures that show black and Asian people in Scotland are more likely to be stopped and searched. (S5F-02133)

7. To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the capacity of the Scottish Police Authority, and whether the organisation is fit for purpose. (S5F-02117)

The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-10476, in the name of Graham Simpson, on saving the green belt. Motion debated, That the Parliament notes the efforts...

1. To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what information it collects on the use of the Parliament crèche, and whether there has been any analysis of its use. (S5O-01874)

2. To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it plans to make sanitary products freely available in the Parliament for staff and visitors. (S5O-01875)

3. To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what discussions it has had with the fund trustees regarding updating the Scottish parliamentary pension scheme’s investment strategy and...

Is everyone sitting comfortably? Then we will begin. [ Laughter .] The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-10851, in the name of Angela Constance, on international women’s day.

The next item of business is consideration of five Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S5M-10839 to S5M-10842, on approval...

The first question is, that amendment S5M-10851.1, in the name of Annie Wells, which seeks to amend motion S5M-10851, in the name of Angela Constance, on international women’s day, be...