Scottish Parliament debates

Tuesday, 23 January 2024

  • Time for Reflection

    3 speeches

    Good afternoon. The first item of business is time for reflection. Our time for reflection leaders today are Ben Kean and Mia Williams, who are Holocaust Educational Trust ambassadors.

  • Topical Question Time

  • WhatsApp Messages

    14 speeches

    1. To ask the Scottish Government what its current policy is regarding the deletion or retention of WhatsApp messages by ministers. (S6T-01757)

  • Ardrossan Harbour (Irish Berth Closure)

    8 speeches

    2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the closure of Ardrossan harbour’s Irish berth for safety reasons after corrosion was reportedly uncovered during an inspection by...

  • Housing Need

    12 speeches

    3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report by Homes for Scotland highlighting that almost 700,000 households in Scotland are in housing need. (S6T-01752)

  • Point of Order

    2 speeches

    On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Standing order rule 12.3, on committee meetings, says: “A committee shall meet to consider such business on such days and at such times as it may...

  • Breastfeeding

    71 speeches

    The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-11935, in the name of Jenni Minto, on celebrating and supporting breastfeeding in Scotland. I invite members who wish to speak in the debate to...

  • Motion Without Notice

    1 speech

    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 the Minister for Parliamentary Business to move such a...

  • Decision Time

    7 speeches

    There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-11935.2, in the name of Tess White, which seeks to amend motion S6M-11935, in...

  • Point of Order

    2 speeches

    On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Last week, in a debate held on 17 January, I intervened on the Conservative member Roz McCall to ask if she was able to furnish me with a copy of the...

What is this?

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.

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