Wednesday, 10 March 2021
Good afternoon, everyone. I remind members that social distancing measures are in place in the chamber and across the whole campus. I ask that members take care to observe those measures,...
1. I am delighted that I came in at that point, Presiding Officer. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking regarding the consideration of...
2. To ask the Scottish Government how it is protecting cetaceans from disturbance and injury caused by acoustic deterrent devices. (S5O-05091)
3. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on working towards making Scotland the world’s first rewilding nation. (S5O-05092)
4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with East Lothian Council regarding its “Climate Change Strategy 2020–2025”. (S5O-05093)
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action that it is taking to tackle littering. (S5O-05094)
6. I refer members to my entry in the register of interests. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recommendation by the chief executive of the Committee on Climate Change...
7. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that Scotland has a green recovery as it moves out of the Covid-19 pandemic. (S5O-05096)
8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to conserve and grow Scotland’s natural assets. (S5O-05097)
1. To ask the Scottish Government what criteria the tourism sector must meet to ensure that people’s summer holiday bookings will be honoured. (S5O-05098)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to support the tourism sector in response to reports that TUI will reduce its flights to Aberdeen airport. (S5O-05099)
3. To ask the Scottish Government how much financial support in response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been given to hospitality and tourism businesses in Inverclyde. (S5O-05100)
4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding the potential impact on beef farming in Scotland of a memorandum of understanding with...
5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to enhance the capacity of the Crofting Commission. (S5O-05102)
6. I know that that was directed at me. [Laughter.] You kept putting it off and I kept putting it on, but there we go. Now I know why. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had...
7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost the tourism sector in the Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency. (S5O-05104)
8. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for the long-term recovery of the tourism sector. (S5O-05105)
Our next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-24260, in the name of Miles Briggs, on a motion of no confidence.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-24321, in the name of Jeane Freeman, on the University of St Andrews (Degrees in Medicine and Dentistry) Bill at stage 3. No amendments to the...
We are a little ahead of time. I have checked that members who are not in the chamber are online, so we move to the next item of business, which is consideration of business motion S5M-24328, in...
The next item is stage 3 proceedings on the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill. In dealing with the amendments, members should have with them the bill as amended at stage 2, the...
We will have a number of items to get through at decision time, even without the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill. Before we come to that, the next item is consideration of legislative...
The next item is consideration of legislative consent motion S5M-24323, on the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the...
The next item is consideration of business motion S5M-24339, on a business programme. I ask Miles Briggs to move the motion on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau. Motion moved, That the...
The next item is consideration of seven Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Miles Briggs, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S5M-24341 to S5M-24346, on approval of Scottish...
The first question is, that motion S5M-24250, in the name of Miles Briggs, which is a motion of no confidence, be agreed to.
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.
