Thursday, 19 September 2024
Good morning. The first item of business is general question time. To get in as many members as possible, I would appreciate succinct questions and answers.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported reduction to the investing in communities fund and any impact on its aim of addressing poverty and disadvantage....
To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 will have on local government procurement. (S6O-03742)
To ask the Scottish Government how it is improving access to national health service dentistry for patients in the Mid Scotland and Fife region. (S6O-03743)
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its review of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, following the Auditor General for Scotland’s decision to issue a section 22...
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported comments by Glasgow Disability Alliance that the disability equality plan lacks the ambition, meaningful actions or commitments...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to develop local flood plans, including natural flood prevention measures. (S6O-03746)
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a recent report from the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit, which highlights that “Core outcomes related to inequalities and health...
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the provision of psychotherapists. (S6O-03748)
In 2007, the Scottish National Party launched a skills strategy. The strategy document said: “A smarter Scotland is at the heart of everything we want to achieve for this...
Yesterday, John Swinney admitted that his party had spent too long focusing on what it cannot do rather than on what it can do, so let us look at one area in which it has full control and the...
To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet. (S6F-03353)
To ask the First Minister what the implications are for public health in Scotland of the United Kingdom Government’s announcement that it plans to ban junk food advertising before 9 pm....
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that Transport Scotland has spent more than £16 million on consultancy fees in relation to the A83 Rest...
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the decision by Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national park regarding the Flamingo Land Lomond Banks planning...
I declare an interest as the golden eagle champion—not many members know that. The South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project in my constituency has increased the number of golden...
On Tuesday, NHS Lothian announced that urgent major repair works will have to be undertaken at the Princess Alexandra eye pavilion. All patient appointments that are scheduled to take place from...
As the First Minister knows, I played a part in helping to establish the Aberdeen hydrogen project, so I am very pleased this week to hear of £7 million of Scottish Government funding to...
The First Minister will be aware that the Scottish Legal Aid Board is removing funding for legal advisers from citizens advice bureaux across Scotland. In island communities such as the Western...
A report by economists at Aston University has warned that the United Kingdom’s Brexit deal has caused a “sharp decline” in trade between the UK and the European Union, and it...
This morning, the Scottish National Party Government has caved in to pressure from the Scottish Conservatives to abandon its misguided ban on wood-burning stoves, which would have stopped the...
Yesterday, I met the chief executive of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland to discuss the condition of NHS Tayside’s Strathmartine learning disability unit. In the hour before our...
Despite Anas Sarwar’s promise to voters that there would be “no austerity under Labour”, Labour MPs have voted to scrap the universal winter fuel payment, while the energy price...
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-14053, in the name of Sharon Dowey, on addressing retail crime and antisocial behaviour. The debate will be concluded...
Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio question time, and today’s portfolio is education and skills. As ever, I would appreciate succinct questions and answers in order to...
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that qualified teachers are able to find suitable employment through permanent teaching posts in Scottish schools. (S6O-03733)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to explore the feasibility of an islands scholarship to support higher education students studying in Scotland’s...
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to deliver better outcomes for children and young people with learning disabilities, autism and neurodiversity, in light of its decision not to...
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage teacher retention during the current academic year. (S6O-03736)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that green skills are embedded in the provision of further education. (S6O-03737)
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the school attendance of care-experienced young people. (S6O-03738)
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the levels of funding for tertiary education are adequate to support a thriving sector. (S6O-03739)
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports wraparound care for school-age children in the Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn constituency. (S6O-03740)
The next item of business is a statement by Gillian Martin on greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 and 2022. The cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of her statement, so there should be...
The next item of business is a statement by Jenny Gilruth on the Scottish Government response to the independent review of qualifications and assessment. The cabinet secretary will take questions...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-14485, in the name of Siobhian Brown, on the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill at stage 1. I invite members who wish to participate in the...
I am minded to accept a motion without notice, under rule 11.2.4 of standing orders, to bring forward decision time to now. I invite the Minister for Parliamentary Business to move such a motion....
There is one question to be put as a result of today’s business. The question is, that motion S6M-14485, in the name of Siobhian Brown, on the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill, be agreed...
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.
