Good morning. The first item of business is general question time. In order to get in as many members as possible, I would appreciate short and succinct questions and responses.

1. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle population decline in the Argyll and Bute constituency and other rural areas. (S6O-01276)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Dumfries and Galloway regarding the reinstatement of in-patient births at the community maternity unit within the Galloway...

3. To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is putting in place to mitigate the impact of industrial action by rail workers, including on the night-time economy. (S6O-01278)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making to address the reported recruitment and retention problems in the delivery of care at home. (S6O-01279)

5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its hydrogen action plan. (S6O-01280)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to ensure that there is a suitable and sustainable electric vehicle charging network in place across Scotland. (S6O-01281)

7. To ask the Scottish Government how it will address the reported shortage of nurses in rural areas. (S6O-01282)

1. Does the First Minister agree that every victim of sexual harassment should be fully supported?

2. Last week, an investigation in the United Kingdom Parliament was made public, and it concluded that a senior Scottish National Party MP was guilty of making an unwanted sexual advance to a...

3. To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet. (S6F-01248)

Essential i nfrastructure works are due to start at Uig harbour this October. The interim arrangements that CalMac put forward would see the removal of all ferry services to Tarbert and the loss...

My constituent Samantha received a letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care on 20 June, stating his reassurance that “Both the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland...

The First Minister must agree that it is totally unacceptable for freight capacity to Uist to be cut by a third during the six months when Uig harbour will be closed for re-development. There is...

British railways are in chaos and, referring to the Westminster Tory Government’s intransigence, an RMT representative has said: “Perhaps the UK Government should take a feather out...

Last week, The Courier ’s headline, “Dundee killer Robbie McIntosh to get parole hearing this summer”, related to a murderer who, in 2017, while on home leave from serving a...

4. To ask the First Minister, in light of the increase in Covid-19 cases, what measures the Scottish Government is taking to ensure that everyone eligible for the spring booster vaccine receives...

5. To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of reports that incidents of bullying in NHS Scotland have risen by nearly 50 per cent in five years. (S6F-01255)

6. To ask the First Minister when the Scottish Government plans to appoint a women’s health champion, in light of the appointment of a women’s health ambassador for England. (S6F-01264)

Yesterday in the House of Commons, the Deputy Prime Minister laid out his plans for a so-called British bill of rights. In reality, it is a rights-removal bill that would rip the European Court...

I ask those members of the public who are not remaining for the next item of business to leave the public gallery quickly and quietly. The next item of business is a members’ business...

The next item of business is portfolio question time. In order to get in as many questions as possible, I would be grateful for short and succinct questions and responses. We move to questions on...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and Unison following the balloting of thousands of the trade union’s members...

2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the baby box programme. (S6O-01269)

3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to provide access to neurodevelopmental support for all children in schools. (S6O-01270)

4. To ask the Scottish Government whether its priorities for the skills required to support the economy have changed as a result of any consequences of withdrawal from the European Union. (S6O-01271)

5. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address the reported increase in incidents of violence in schools. (S6O-01272)

7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the future of science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning in Scotland. (S6O-01274)

8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will outline the role of Skills Development Scotland in delivering its economic recovery plans. (S6O-01275)

The next item of business is a statement by Tom Arthur, the Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, on the provisional outturn for 2021-22. The minister will take questions at...

The next item of business is a statement by Angela Constance on medication assisted treatment standards. The minister will take questions at the end of her statement, so there should be no...

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-05122, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a timetable for the stage 3 consideration...

The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill. In dealing with the amendments, members should have with them the bill as amended at...

There are no questions to be put as a result of today’s business. Meeting closed at 18:31.