Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Good afternoon—[ Interruption .]. I was pressing the mute button. I will not get anywhere by doing that; I now know to press “speaker”. The first item of business is a statement...
1. To ask the Scottish Government how it will grow the live music industry in Scotland, given the closure of the O2 ABC. (S5O-04155)
2. As you know, Presiding Officer, I need to leave after my question. Thank you for agreeing to that. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost tourist numbers across...
3. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how the increase in the number of tourists is impacting on the country’s cities. (S5O-04157)
4. To ask the Scottish Government what support it can offer to projects such as the Cochno stone heritage project in Faifley, Clydebank. (S5O-04158)
5. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to develop the tourism industry in Shetland. (S5O-04159)
6. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support tourism in the Highlands. (S5O-04160)
8. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Destination Orkney and Orkney Islands Council regarding the future needs of the tourism sector. (S5O-04162)
1. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the importance of young people leaving school going on to positive destinations. (S5O-04163)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what impact Brexit will have on higher education institutions across Scotland that are in receipt of European research funding. (S5O-04164)
3. To ask the Scottish Government whether its work to improve financial support for students who are estranged from parents or guardians will also cover students who are estranged from one...
4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all school staff have access to mental health first aid training. (S5O-04166)
8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of teachers in post. (S5O-04170)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-20979, in the name of Liam Kerr, on Police Scotland underfunded in the draft budget. I call Liam Kerr to speak to and move the motion. He has...
The next item of business is consideration of two business motions. I invite Graeme Dey to move business motion S5M-20996, in his name, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out a...
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Graeme Dey, on behalf of the bureau, to move motions S5M-20998, on approval of a Scottish statutory...
The first question is, that amendment S5M-20979.3, in the name of Humza Yousaf, which seeks to amend motion S5M-20979, in the name of Liam Kerr, on Police Scotland underfunded in the draft...
The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-19270, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on the National Parent Forum of Scotland’s 10th anniversary. The debate...
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.