The first item of business is portfolio question time, and the first portfolio is justice and the law officers. I remind members that questions 4 and 7 are grouped. The second portfolio is...

1. To ask the Scottish Government how it is addressing concerns that delays in redeveloping parts of the prison estate are presenting significant risks. (S5O-03883)

2. To ask the Scottish Government how many prosecutions and convictions there have been for domestic and emotional abuse since 1 April 2019. (S5O-03884)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that a large number of police officers are going to work while physically and mentally unwell. (S5O-03885)

4. To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Prison Service encourages businesses to give prisoners the opportunity of employment on release. (S5O-03886)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote upskilling for prisoners prior to release. (S5O-03889)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports of rising levels of stress-related sickness among prison staff. (S5O-03887)

6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the compensation scheme for people serving on juries. (S5O-03888)

8. To ask the Scottish Government whether current law protects women against violence within sexual relationships. (S5O-03890)

1. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding the development of future trade policy post-Brexit. (S5O-03891)

3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had any communication from the United Kingdom Government regarding legislative protection for public services, such as the national health...

The Deputy Presiding Officer: Question 2 is from Murdo Fraser. 2.

4. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the United Kingdom Government to discuss the transfer of powers over immigration post-Brexit. (S5O-03894)

5. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting veterans, including those who are homeless, to find accommodation. (S5O-03895)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to request a section 30 order under the Scotland Act 1998 on 13 December. (S5O-03896)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what analysis has been done of the impact that ending freedom of movement for European Union citizens after Brexit will have on the national health service....

8. To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent making preparations for independence in the last 12 years. (S5O-03898)

1. To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes rural tourism, and how much it invests in this work. (S5O-03899)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government about the United Kingdom and Ireland staging the 2030 FIFA World Cup. (S5O-03900)

3. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Migration Advisory Committee. (S5O-03901)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support Scotland’s historic buildings and monuments. (S5O-03902)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with European partners regarding Scotland’s future relationship with the European Union. (S5O-03903)

6. To ask the Scottish Government how it safeguards environmental standards, workplace rights and ethical factors when seeking to attract major events to Scotland. (S5O-03904)

7. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support hospitality businesses negatively impacted by the introduction of transient visitor levies. (S5O-03905)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what it can do to support the re-establishment of the O2 ABC venue in Glasgow. (S5O-03906)

1. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to promote the new job start payments to young people. (S5O-03907)

2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the plans for a new, state-of-the-art, university hospital Monklands. (S5O-03908)

3. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Fairtrade road signs are deemed not appropriate because of their advertising nature when tourist information signs promoting private businesses...

4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports of increased levels of fatty acid methyl ester in diesel causing problems with farm machinery. (S5O-03910)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to address fuel poverty in North Ayrshire. (S5O-03911)

7. To ask the Scottish Government whether 100 per cent of homes and businesses in the Highlands and Islands will be able to access superfast broadband by 2021. (S5O-03913)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on establishing a process that will allow adopted children to have a legal right of emancipation from their adoptive parents. (S5O-03914)

9. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that young people are properly equipped to protect their workplace rights. (S5O-03915)

1. At the last general election, Nicola Sturgeon revealed that the Scottish Labour leader, Kezia Dugdale, had told her in a private conversation that she wanted to drop Labour’s opposition...

2. Does the First Minister agree with her Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport that primary care is the “bedrock” of the health service?

This week, a freedom of information response that I obtained revealed that more than 1,000 youngsters have been taken by ambulance to the Royal hospital for sick children here in Edinburgh from...

The First Minister will be aware that 18 December marks the second anniversary of the tragic fire at Cameron House hotel. Two years on, Mrs Midgley, who lost a son in the fire, is still waiting...

Some months ago, I was contacted by a constituent from near Peterhead. He told me that an elderly family member suffering from significant underlying medical conditions, which make him...

3. This week, half a million people marched through Madrid during the 25th conference of the parties, or COP25, to demand climate action. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom’s plans for tackling...

Boris Johnson has said that, for too long, EU citizens have been “able to treat the UK as though it is basically part of their own country”. Does the First Minister agree that those...

Patients who live with chronic pain conditions continue to face excruciating waiting times. Quarterly figures that were released yesterday confirm that the proportion of people who wait more than...

The First Minister will be aware of job cuts at Newsquest, where journalists have voted for strike action. She will be aware that that is just the latest challenge for Scottish print media,...

4. I preface my question by declaring an interest as convener of the cross-party group on animal welfare. To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will ban the use of snares....

5. To ask the First Minister what assistance the Scottish Government is providing to public services and the third sector to address the issue of loneliness among older people over the festive...

6. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to research suggesting that children in poorer areas have almost 10 per cent fewer choices of subjects in secondary...

7. To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government is working with international partners to tackle climate change. (S5F-03789)

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-20199, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out our business programme. Motion moved, That...

The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S5M-20201 and S5M-20202, on the approval of...

If no one objects, I propose to ask a single question on the two Parliamentary Bureau motions. The question is, that motions S5M-20201 and S5M-20202, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the...