1. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to improve rail services in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency. (S6O-02608)

2. I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests, particularly a small financial donation from the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers. To ask the...

3. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with the United Kingdom Government regarding the potential impact on net zero policy in Scotland, ahead of the announcement by the UK...

4. To ask the Scottish Government, in the light of reports that the V&A Dundee has generated £304 million for the Scottish economy over the past five years, whether it will be pursuing...

5. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to implement the anti-racist curriculum principles, which were published in June. (S6O-02612)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what its timeframe is for the implementation of the strategic framework for Scotland’s early learning and school-age childcare profession. (S6O-02613)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support the delivery of public services by local authorities, such as Midlothian and East Lothian, where the population growth has...

1. I remind members that my wife is a serving police officer. Serious failures in the Scottish National Party’s centralisation of Police Scotland contributed to tragic deaths on the M9 in...

2. My question concerns a serious issue that is important to people right across our communities. Earlier this week, when I was in Cambuslang, I met a distressed woman who was trying to report a...

3. To ask the First Minister how the measures in place to tackle the climate emergency will also help to address poverty. (S6F-02429)

4. To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Government is providing to Creative Scotland. (S6F-02433)

5. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government will take to tackle the reported rising rates of crime and antisocial behaviour at retail premises. (S6F-02441)

6. To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of any impact of operational changes in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on response times to recent incidents,...

I am sure that the First Minister will have seen the “No Life Half Lived” report from Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, which makes a number of recommendations to enable the one in...

Endometriosis Fife has advised me that the situation regarding waiting times for gynaecological services in NHS Fife is appalling. Patients referred with conditions such as endometriosis are...

Does the First Minister support the downgrading of the neonatal intensive care unit at University hospital Wishaw, or does he agree with experienced midwife Elsie Sneddon that “this would...

The pilot of the removal of peak rail fares is another example of the Scottish Government’s commitment to the role of sustainable transport, such as rail travel, in achieving our net zero...

Further design faults have again delayed completion of the Baird family hospital and the Anchor centre in Aberdeen. Those projects are now three years late and almost £100 million over...

Yesterday, Educational Institute of Scotland members attended the Scottish Parliament with a letter for the First Minister. It read: “Compulsory redundancies are already a reality in...

Orkney Islands Council has called for the Scottish Government’s national islands plan to be scrapped after “little or no progress” has been made on its 13 objectives, notably on...

The First Minister is obviously aware of the cancellation of high speed 2, or a large part of it, by the Conservatives, who are clearly interested only in London and the south-east of England....

On the subject of rail travel, I have been made aware that ScotRail has made provision in its timetable to allow trains between Edinburgh and Dunblane to stop at Winchburgh. When will Winchburgh...

I ask members of the public who are leaving the gallery to do so as quickly and quietly as possible, and those who are remaining also to be quiet as we resume business. The next item of business...

Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio questions on social justice. I remind members that questions 3, 4 and 7 are grouped, so I will take any supplementaries after all three...

1. To ask the Scottish Government how its housing strategy is supporting people on low incomes to move towards greener energy use in their homes. (S6O-02600)

2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how and when it will introduce a leavers fund for victims of domestic abuse, which would provide a social security payment...

3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering specific solutions to support the City of Edinburgh Council, and other relevant organisations, to address Edinburgh’s social...

4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the City of Edinburgh Council regarding funding to address the housing shortage resulting from population growth. (S6O-02603)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what additional resources are being allocated to help to support the City of Edinburgh Council to address housing shortages, including the number of families in...

5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the social justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the support available to families experiencing poverty, including as...

6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commission independent analysis of the impact that its interventions, including the Scottish child payment, carers allowance supplement and the...

8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on cladding remediation in Scotland. (S6O-02607)

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-10743, in the name of Graeme Dey, on support for the veterans and armed forces community. Members who wish to speak in the debate should press...

T he next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S6M-10767, on substitution on committees. I ask Gillian Mackay, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move the...

I am minded to accept a motion without notice, under rule 11.2.4 of standing orders, that decision time be brought forward to now. I invite Martin Whitfield to move the motion. Motion moved,...

There are two questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S6M-10743, in the name of Graeme Dey, on support for the veterans and armed forces...