Scottish Parliament debates

Tuesday, 26 March 2024

  • Time for Reflection

    2 speeches

    Good afternoon. The first item of business is time for reflection, and our time for reflection leader today is the Rev Neil Glover, minister for Aberfeldy, Dull and Weem, Grandtully, Logierait...

  • Business Motion

    1 speech

    The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-12668, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on changes to the business programme. Motion moved,...

  • Topical Question Time

  • Women’s State Pension Age (Poverty Rate)

    14 speeches

    1. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report on how women born in the 1950s were affected by increases to the state pension age,...

  • Cosmetic Treatments

    17 speeches

    2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that Scotland has become the “worst country in Europe” for unqualified beauticians injecting customers with cosmetic...

  • Child Poverty

    15 speeches

    3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to tackle child poverty. (S6T-01899)

  • Points of Order

    23 speeches

    On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Can you provide some assistance regarding the implementation of the urgent question process? Urgent questions must be submitted before 10 am. News...

  • Smoking and Vaping

    32 speeches

    The next item if business is a statement by Jenni Minto on working towards a tobacco-free Scotland by 2034 and tackling youth vaping.

  • Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

    20 speeches

    The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-12639, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1. I invite...

  • Higher Education (Access)

    64 speeches

    The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-12642, in the name of Graeme Dey, on widening access and equality of access to higher education. I invite members who wish to speak in the...

  • Points of Order

    4 speeches

    On a point of order, Presiding Officer. You will be aware that I wrote to you earlier about an exchange that I had with Stephen Kerr in the chamber earlier this afternoon. First, I want to say...

  • Decision Time

    17 speeches

    There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S6M-12639, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on the Gender Representation on...

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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