Wednesday, 27 March 2019
The first item of business is a statement by Jeane Freeman on the infection incident at the Royal infirmary of Edinburgh. The cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of the statement.
1. To ask the Scottish Government what impact its budget has had on local authorities. (S5O-03052)
3. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting housing, regeneration and community empowerment in the Almond Valley constituency. (S5O-03054)
4. To ask the Scottish Government how it can assist credit unions in encouraging the uptake of payroll saving. (S5O-03055)
5. To ask the Scottish Government how many accessible homes have been built since May 2016. (S5O-03056)
6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Shelter Scotland report, “Housing is a human right”. (S5O-03057)
7. To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to owners of former social housing units who face compulsory cosmetic upgrades to their buildings. (S5O-03058)
8. To ask the Scottish Government how much communities will receive from the regeneration capital grant fund in 2019-20. (S5O-03059)
1. To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances it would introduce a universal basic income. (S5O-03060)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the most recent social security and child support tribunal statistics regarding employment support allowance, disability living...
3. To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it plans to provide to older carers of pensionable age who are providing care of more than 35 hours per week. (S5O-03062)
4. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to promote more community engagement with elderly people, given Scotland’s ageing population.
5. To ask the Scottish Government on what date it took the decision to delay the roll-out of the second wave of social security benefits. (S5O-03064)
6. To ask the Scottish Government what impact UK Government welfare reforms have had on women in Scotland. (S5O-03065)
7. To ask the Scottish Government what input disabled people, disabled persons’ organisations and other stakeholders will have into the design of the assessment descriptors for disability...
8. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on delivering additional payments of the best start grant to help with early learning costs. (S5O-03067)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-16554, in the name of Patrick Harvie, on revoking article 50. I ask those members who wish to take part in the debate to press their...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-16555, in the name of Mark Ruskell, on climate emergency. I invite members who wish to speak in the debate to press their request-to-speak buttons.
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-16579, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That the...
The next item is consideration of six Parliamentary Bureau motions, S5M-16580 to S5M-16585, on the approval of Scottish statutory instruments. Motions moved, That the Parliament agrees that the...
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Rule 7.3.1 of the standing orders requires members to conduct themselves in a courteous and respectful manner. As part of the respect that we are asked to...
The first question is, that amendment S5M-16554.4, in the name of Fiona Hyslop, which seeks to amend motion S5M-16554, in the name of Patrick Harvie, on revoking article 50, be agreed to. Are we...
The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-16069, in the name of Shona Robison, on the impact of celebrity endorsements of diet products. The debate will be...
The Scottish Parliament is the national legislature of Scotland, located in Edinburgh. The Parliament consists of 129 members known as MSPs, elected for four-year terms; 73 represent individual geographical constituencies, and 56 are regional representatives.