Good afternoon. Our first item of business today is a statement from the First Minister on Covid-19: next steps. The First Minister will take questions after her statement.

I call members back together for the commencement of business. The next item of business is portfolio questions, starting with questions on the constitution, Europe and external affairs. I remind...

1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its analysis of the Brexit negotiations. (S5O-04412)

5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Brexit negotiations. (S5O-04416)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on co-operation with Europe in relation to tackling Covid-19. (S5O-04413)

3. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the issues raised by the global Black Lives Matter protests, what steps it is taking to acknowledge and counter Scotland’s historical role in...

4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support vulnerable veterans during the Covid-19 outbreak. (S5O-04415)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement and discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government in relation to the forming of new trade agreements. (S5O-04417)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to evidence submitted to the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee stating that over 320 financial services firms have...

8. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding the impact of Brexit on European Union-United Kingdom relations, in light of concerns...

1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update of its plans to safely reopen sectors of the economy. (S5O-04420)

2. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to respond to the loss of oil and gas jobs in the north-east. (S5O-04421)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what the economic impact of Covid-19 has been on businesses occupying shared premises. (S5O-04422)

4. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the economic impact on retail, hospitality and leisure businesses, what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture has had...

5. To ask the Scottish Government what priorities will guide its plans for a green economic recovery. (S5O-04424)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to encourage employers and unions across major economic sectors to engage in national collective bargaining. (S5O-04425)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what support is being provided to the theatre sector during the Covid-19 pandemic. (S5O-04426)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is offering to the live music festival sector to support the return of such events in 2021. (S5O-04427)

1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support it is providing to young people and parents across Dumfries and Galloway to assist with education at home...

2. To ask the Scottish Government what work is being undertaken to ensure that young people from more disadvantaged backgrounds are not digitally excluded while learning from home. (S5O-04429)

3. To ask the Scottish Government how issues relating to racism are addressed within the Scottish education system. (S5O-04430)

4. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Black Lives Matter campaign, how dealing with racism and Scotland’s links with slavery are taught in schools. (S5O-04431)

5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to provide targeted support to 16 to 24-year-olds who have been shielding during the Covid-19 lockdown to help them gain employment. (S5O-04432)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the SQA grading process is fair and transparent for all pupils. (S5O-04433)

7. To ask the Scottish Government how blended learning will take account of families with more than one child. (S5O-04434)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what additional guidance and resources it is providing to local authorities to support the implementation of blended schooling. (S5O-04435)

There are no questions to be put at decision time, so I close the meeting. Meeting closed at 15:20.