1. To ask the Scottish Government how many affordable homes will have been built between 2007 and 2021. (S5O-02197)

2. To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the findings of the 50mph speed limit pilot for HGVs on the A9. (S5O-02198)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to reduce waiting times for children’s health services in the Highlands. (S5O-02199)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what its role is in maintaining the school estate. (S5O-02200) I remind members that I am the parliamentary liaison officer to the Cabinet Secretary for...

5. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to reduce the number of people who have never been in employment. (S5O-02201)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to prevent further business closures in Stirling city centre. (S5O-02202)

1. Can the First Minister tell the chamber how many criminals on home detention committed offences while out on release in the past three years?

2. On Wednesday 25 February 2015, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport told the BBC’s “Good Morning Scotland” programme: “I want over the course of this year to...

Crummock (Scotland) Limited, a civil engineering company in my constituency, went into receivership on Friday 1 June, with the loss of 287 jobs. PACE—partnership action for continuing...

A board paper from V&A Dundee says that our new museum needs more cash to cover operating costs, including a £500,000 bank loan and, potentially, further Government grants. It is my...

The First Minister will agree that it is good news for Scotland that it is proposed to build a third runway at Heathrow airport. Will the First Minister support Prestwick airport in its bid to...

In light of the news that House of Fraser is seeking to close 31 of its 59 shops, including its Edinburgh store, with the loss of 2,000 House of Fraser jobs and 4,000 more jobs in brand and...

The First Minister will be aware of the publication of internal safety reports from the Aberdeen western peripheral route that suggest that incidents on the project have been chronically...

3. We all know that teaching can be, and needs to be, a fantastic career that is rewarding and that attracts and retains talented people, but the First Minister will have seen reports of an...

4. Delayed discharge numbers are far too high. Mental health waits for young people are up 60 per cent. Consultant vacancies are up 24 per cent. Nursing vacancies are up 27 per cent. The number...

In Northern Ireland, some women have received longer jail sentences for having had an abortion than were given to the men who raped them in the first place. This morning, the Supreme Court ruled...

HIV is growing in Scotland. A fresh outbreak that began in Glasgow in 2015 continues, and 13 per cent of Scots who are infected with the virus do not know that they have it. Against that...

5. To ask the First Minister what impact the proposed import tariffs on European steel and aluminium by the United States could have on the steel industry in Scotland. (S5F-02432)

6. To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government’s 2018-19 budget will be affected by the Scottish Fiscal Commission’s downgraded forecasts for tax receipts. (S5F-02430)

The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-12167, in the name of Richard Lochhead, on ensuring appropriate community benefit from onshore wind farm developments....

The next item of business is a statement by Michael Matheson on the impact of policing on communities during the miners’ strike. The cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of his...

Time is tight, so I am moving straight on. The next item of business is a debate on Lord Bracadale’s independent review of hate crime legislation. This is a debate without a motion.

There are no questions to be put as a result of today’s business, so I thank members for their contributions and their attendance and I close this meeting....