The first item of business is portfolio questions. I recite the usual mantra: short questions and succinct answers, and we will get through everybody.

1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to allow young people access to cheaper transport, and what its position is on the discounts that are currently offered by the bus and...

2. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in advancing the case and funding for a new Levenmouth rail link. (S5O-02790)

4. To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes active travel. (S5O-02792)

5. To ask the Scottish Government how Transport Scotland supports and promotes tourism. (S5O-02793)

6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update following the last meeting of the A83 taskforce. (S5O-02794)

7. To ask the Scottish Government how many staff employed by Caledonian MacBrayne are resident in the Western Isles. (S5O-02795)

8. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met First Bus. (S5O-02796)

9. To ask the Scottish Government what its initial assessment is of the impact of the Aberdeen western peripheral route on north-east transport. (S5O-02797)

1. To ask the Scottish Government how many proceedings have been raised against Scottish limited partnerships for failure to comply with the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with...

2. To ask the Scottish Government when it will next publish the police strength statistics for Scotland. (S5O-02800)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what the Lord Advocate’s position is on its competency to authorise another referendum on Scottish independence without another section 30 order. (S5O-02801)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the relationship between the police and the Kurdish community. (S5O-02802)

5. To ask the Scottish Government how much Police Scotland expects to receive from the proposals in the draft budget, and how it will allocate this. (S5O-02803)

6. To ask the Scottish Government whether Her Majesty’s Prison Inverness exceeded prisoner capacity in 2018. (S5O-02804)

7. To ask the Scottish Government how its policy on dealing with hate crime is informed by the expertise of women’s organisations. (S5O-02805)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what steps are in place to prevent disclosure of an accused’s identity from compromising the safety of innocent parties. (S5O-02806)

The next item of business is a statement by John Swinney on a review of personal and social education. The cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of his statement, so there should be no...

The next item of business is a statement by Jeane Freeman on clinical waste services. The cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of her statement, so there should be no interventions or...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-15507, in the name of Kate Forbes, on supporting entrepreneurship. [ Interruption .] I ask members who are leaving the chamber to do so...

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Section 27(1)(a) of the Scotland Act 1998 says that the Scottish law officers “may participate in the proceedings of the Parliament to the extent...

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-15515, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That the...

The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motions S5M-15514, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument, and S5M-15552, on a committee meeting at the same time as the...

The first question is, that amendment S5M-15507.1, in the name of Dean Lockhart, which seeks to amend motion S5M-15507, in the name of Kate Forbes, on supporting entrepreneurship, be agreed to....

The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-15186, in the name of Colin Beattie, on celebrating the reach of adult learning. The debate will be concluded without...