1. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has with trade unions, public bodies, social enterprise and business regarding Scotland’s immigration needs. (S5O-02167)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what powers it has to enact a Crown use licence to allow the production of biosimilar versions of the breast cancer treatment, Perjeta, and drugs for other...

3. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making towards delivering the carers allowance supplement. (S5O-02169)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to ambulance services. (S5O-02170)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland’s recent report on victims’ right to review, and complaints handling and...

6. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to build residential accommodation at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service national training centre in Cambuslang. (S5O-02172)

1. The First Minister is in every paper today for spending her time on social media, defending her independence blueprint from attacks by her own supporters. That is in a week in which we have...

2. Presiding officer, “Radiology services in Scotland are in need of resuscitation ... this matters because when radiology fails, the health service fails”. We are now...

Does the First Minister agree that it is great news that the Stirling and Clackmannanshire city region deal heads of terms were signed this morning in Stirling? The total package of £95.2...

The First Minister is aware of my constituent Denzel Darku, who faces the prospect of deportation and huge uncertainty about his future. Denzel is a young man who has built his life in Paisley,...

Will the First Minister’s Government bring forward legislation to enable the city of Edinburgh to become a normal European city by having the power to introduce a visitor levy or tax?

What additional support might the Scottish Government be able to provide to hard-pressed police in Ayrshire after up to 2,000 young people arrived, mostly by train, at Troon on bank holiday...

3. Presiding Officer, “When Nicola Sturgeon announced a legally binding treatment time guarantee, she said that there would be ‘a straightforward system of redress, on the rare...

Does the First Minister share my concern for the safety of communities, given that Audit Scotland’s recently released report on the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service found that there are...

The First Minister set a target that 16 per cent of people starting their first full-time degree by 2021 will be from the 20 per cent most deprived areas in Scotland. Scottish Further and Higher...

4. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on suggestions by the Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive that post offices are the “best solution” to...

5. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to tackle human trafficking and rising sexual violence in Scotland. (S5F-02409)

6. To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will call an independence referendum before the end of the current parliamentary session, in light of the report by the sustainable...

7. To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will take urgent action to ensure that appropriate life-saving drugs are made available to people with cystic fibrosis. (S5F-02406)

The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-12304, in the name of Miles Briggs, on improving Edinburgh city bypass. The debate will be concluded without any...

The next item of business is portfolio questions. I will try to get as many people in as possible in each part of the 40 minutes—there are 20 minutes for each subject. I ask members to be...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives for skills development in the rural economy. (S5O-02147)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what investment it has committed to transport infrastructure in the Central Scotland region. (S5O-02148)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what assessments it has conducted of passenger air links to Scotland’s island communities. (S5O-02149)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on farming of Brexit. (S5O-02150)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to the food and drink industry in South Scotland. (S5O-02151)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with the roll-out of fibre broadband, including ensuring that all new-build homes have access. (S5O-02153)

1. To ask the Scottish Government how it will meet its carbon emissions targets and lower air pollution in Glasgow. (S5O-02157)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to farmers to prevent river bank erosion. (S5O-02158)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to bring forward a clean air bill. (S5O-02159)

The Deputy Presiding Officer: Question 4 is from Kenny—sorry, I mean Kenneth Gibson. 4.

The Deputy Presiding Officer: Question 5 is from Bill Kidd. 5.

7. To ask the Scottish Government how its environmental policy and its climate change commitments are informed by active travel. (S5O-02163)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce plastic pollution in the Firth of Forth. (S5O-02164)

The next item is a statement by Derek Mackay, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution, on the medium-term financial strategy. He will take questions at the end of the statement, so...

Before the stage 3 debate on the Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill begins, I am required under standing orders to decide whether any provision of the bill relates to a protected subject...

There is one question to be put as a result of today’s business. The question is, that motion S5M-12483, in the name of Kevin Stewart, on the Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill at stage 3,...