Good afternoon. Before we start business, I remind members that social distancing measures are in place in the chamber and across the Holyrood campus, so please take care to observe those...

1. To ask the Scottish Government how it will take forward a tourism recovery plan for Ayrshire, and what role it believes digital technology can play in assisting with this. (S5O-04657)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for major projects in the north-east to drive the area’s tourism sector. (S5O-04658)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage new entrants to crofting. (S5O-04659)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the reported concerns of the National Sheep Association that the future trade deals with Australia and New Zealand negotiated by the UK...

5. To ask the Scottish Government what impact it expects on Scotland’s rural economy and Scottish producers’ ability to export their goods of the proposed Kent access permit scheme....

6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Fraser of Allander institute report, “The Impact of Covid-19 on the Arran economy”, including its comments on how this...

7. To ask the Scottish Government how much of the sustainable agriculture capital grant scheme funding has been allocated. (S5O-04663)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what financial analysis it has carried out of the impact that restrictions on the hospitality sector will have on the wider supply chain. (S5O-04664)

The Deputy Presiding Officer: The next item of business is portfolio questions on transport, infrastructure and connectivity. If members wish to ask a supplementary question, I ask them please...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding changes to infrastructure and consequent improvements to the region’s arterial...

2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the provision of superfast broadband in the Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency. (S5O-04666)

3. To ask the Scottish Government when the conclusion of the review of the upgrade to the Sheriffhall roundabout will be published. (S5O-04667)

4. It is usually me who gets a row for shouting. It is nice to be on the other side, Presiding Officer. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with transport operators in...

5. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on traffic levels on the A90/M90 of planned housing developments. (S5O-04669)

6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the enforcement of the pavement and double parking provisions in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019. (S5O-04670)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve road connectivity in South Ayrshire. (S5O-04671)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to make the transport system more affordable and accessible for people living in poverty. (S5O-04672)

Our next item of business is a statement by the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, on Covid-19.

The next item of business is a statement by John Swinney on the assessment of Scottish Qualifications Authority national qualifications in 2020-21. The cabinet secretary will take questions at...

The Presiding Officer has selected an urgent question. As a result, decision time will be at around 6.15.

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the outbreak of Covid-19 at Redmill care home and Milford house care home in Lothian.

Before we proceed, I have to say that there is now no time in hand whatsoever, so I am afraid that, if members take interventions, they will have to absorb them into their allocated time. The...

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-22964, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. I invite the minister...

The next item of business is consideration of eight Parliamentary Bureau motions. I invite Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motion S5M-22965, on committee meeting times;...

The first question is, that amendment S5M-22955.1, in the name of Dean Lockhart, which seeks to amend motion S5M-22955, in the name of Michael Russell, on legislative consent to the United...

The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-20652, in the name of Brian Whittle, on future options for south-west Scotland transport infrastructure. The debate...