Thursday, 13 August 2020
Good afternoon, everyone. I remind members that social distancing measures are in place in the chamber and across the campus. I ask members to take care to observe those measures carefully over...
1. To ask the Scottish Government what funding the Cabinet Secretary for Finance will allocate to supporting workers in the longer term once the furlough scheme ends. (S5O-04460)
8. To ask the Scottish Government what funding the Cabinet Secretary for Finance will allocate to support people who are looking for work or at risk of redundancy as a result of Covid-19. (S5O-04467)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of the financial pressures facing local authorities as they seek to reopen leisure and community facilities. (S5O-04461)
3. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the additional United Kingdom Government funding to support Scotland’s people and businesses through the Covid-19 outbreak. (S5O-04462)
4. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Finance has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding the financial response to the Covid-19 pandemic....
5. Thank you, Presiding Officer. I have activated my camera and microphone. To ask the Scottish Government what additional funding the Cabinet Secretary for Finance has made available to allow...
6. To ask the Scottish Government what funding the Cabinet Secretary for Finance will make available to prepare for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, including to the national health service....
7. To ask the Scottish Government what further measures the Cabinet Secretary for Finance will introduce to help businesses recover from the Covid-19 crisis. (S5O-04466)
The Deputy Presiding Officer: I remind all members who are entering or leaving the chamber to make sure that they maintain social distancing. Thank you. Question 1 is from Maureen Watt, who is...
1. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding environmental issues. (S5O-04468)
2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to tackle fly-tipping. (S5O-04469)
3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent the persecution of raptors. (S5O-04470)
4. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason source emissions rose by 1.5 per cent from 2017 to 2018. (S5O-04471)
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to tackle climate change. (S5O-04472)
6. To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to households in Glasgow to improve access to recycling. (S5O-04473)
7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the country meets the targets set out in the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019. (S5O-04474)
8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its creation of a nitrogen balance sheet. (S5O-04475)
The Deputy Presiding Officer: Question 1 was not lodged.
2. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the eat out to help out scheme on the rural and tourism economies in Scotland. (S5O-04477)
3. To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has received regarding future development of the NC500. (S5O-04478)
4. To ask the Scottish Government what importance it places on the role and contribution of showpeople and funfair operators to tourism. (S5O-04479)
6. To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the post-lockdown economy in rural communities benefits from, but does not become overly dependent on, tourism. (S5O-04481)
7. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to tourism businesses involved in the organising, planning and hosting of weddings in Dumfries and Galloway and other rural...
8. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact of Covid-19 has been on the availability of workers in the rural economy and tourism sectors. (S5O-04483)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-22392, in the name of Iain Gray, on a motion of no confidence.
The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S5M-22424, on committee membership. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees that Murdo Fraser be appointed to replace...
There are two questions to be put. The first question is, that motion S5M-22392, in the name of Iain Gray, which is a motion of no confidence, be agreed to. Are we agreed?
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.