1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that social housing is affordable to tenants. (S5O-02997)

3. To ask the Scottish Government how many local authority providers in the north-east provide 1,140 hours of funded childcare. (S5O-02999)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce air pollution in North Ayrshire. (S5O-03000)

5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the operation of the town centre fund. (S5O-03001)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to deal with asbestos-related illnesses, and how it supports people with these conditions. (S5O-03002)

7. To ask the Scottish Government when it will put together an economic plan for Dundee. (S5O-03003)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage companies to establish more apprenticeships. (S5O-03004)

1. Those who are calling for the Prime Minister’s deal to be supported include NFU Scotland, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, the Scotch Whisky Association, the Scottish Fishermen’s...

2. Last night, the House of Commons voted to oppose a no-deal Brexit, but, as the law stands, we will still be leaving the European Union on 29 March with no deal. The First Minister and I agree...

The internationally recognised Fair Isle bird observatory was destroyed by a fire last weekend. Thankfully, no one was injured. Despite the valiant efforts of firefighters from across Shetland...

My constituents, the Dallas family, have had their appeal for asylum refused. I understand that they fled to the United Kingdom in December 2017, after Mrs Dallas escaped a gun attack in Karachi...

I have been inundated this week with messages from constituents who are quite frankly disgusted—absolutely disgusted—by the images appearing on social media of a fox being ripped...

The First Minister will be aware of the tragic loss of life on Ben Nevis earlier this week, in one of the worst climbing accidents in recent history. Will the First Minister join me in expressing...

3. The Scottish National Party Government passed a law that bans sending biodegradable waste to landfill from 2021. However, according to an astonishing report by the Office for Budget...

The First Minister will be aware of the devastating floods that have hit many parts of Malawi in recent days, which have resulted in 45 deaths and 577 injuries. There are at least two missing...

Following the pay deal with teachers, I and some other members of the Scottish Parliament were contacted last week by a serving police officer from East Kilbride, who wrote: “Whilst I...

4. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the spring statement. (S5F-03163)

5. To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to ensure that people are financially ready for their retirement. (S5F-03161)

6. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government has taken following the recent meeting between the health secretary and mesh survivors. (S5F-03147)

7. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking in response to the reported increasing number of drug deaths. (S5F-03157)

I ask the members of the public who are leaving the gallery to do so quietly, as the meeting has resumed and we are moving on to a debate. The next item of business is a members’ business...

1. To ask the Scottish Government when it last held discussions with the Prime Minister. (S5O-02989)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what response it has received from the UK Government to the simultaneous debates of the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly that voted to reject the...

3. To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £55 million it received in Barnett consequentials for 2019-20 to prepare for leaving the EU has been allocated and to what. (S5O-02991)

8. To ask the Scottish Government how much it has received from the United Kingdom Government to prepare for Brexit, and how much of this has been spent. (S5O-02996)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that Brexit will have on third sector funding. (S5O-02992)

5. To ask the Scottish Government how its plans for a future independence referendum have been informed by the sustainable growth commission. (S5O-02993)

6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill. (S5O-02994)

7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish an up-to-date timetable for the introduction of legislation included in its programme for government. (S5O-02995)

The next item of business is a statement by Richard Lochhead. It is an update on the impact of Brexit on the Scottish further and higher education sectors. I encourage members who wish to ask a...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-16312, in the name of Ivan McKee, on building on Scotland’s strengths in technology and engineering to become Europe’s leading...

The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S5M-16365, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on approval of a Scottish statutory...

I believe that Keith Brown wants to raise a point of order.

There are five questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S5M-16312.2, in the name of Edward Mountain, which seeks to amend motion S5M-16312,...