Thursday, 10 October 2024
Good morning. The first item of business is general question time.
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to removing free bus passes from people who abuse the system. (S6O-03837)
To ask the Scottish Government what would be required for the frequency of service on the Milngavie rail line to return to quarter-hourly throughout the day, as was the case before the Covid-19...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work on inclusive communication. (S6O-03839)
To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates that the planned closure of Grangemouth oil refinery will have on the Forties pipeline system and associated jobs and businesses....
To ask the Scottish Government what preparations it has conducted in advance of the planned opening of Glasgow city health and social care partnership’s safer drug consumption facility on...
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Transport Scotland and Amey regarding the repairs that are required at Union bridge on the A96 in Keith. (S6O-03842)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to support the introduction of a ban on biodegradable municipal waste going to landfill. (S6O-03843)
Just weeks ago, the Scottish National Party released almost 500 prisoners early, before they had served their sentences. In 98 per cent of those cases, the victims were not even told. The...
When the Parliament returns after the coming recess, it will be the start of winter. We have a winter NHS crisis every year, but the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has said that there is a...
To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet. (S6F-03447)
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is, regarding any potential impact on its fair work agenda and the night-time economy in Scotland, to the new United...
To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Government is providing to NHS boards in order to reduce waiting times for breast reconstruction surgery. (S6F-03444)
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reported concerns that the United Kingdom Labour Administration has not affirmed the commitment, which was signed in...
Today, the Financial Times reported that the United Kingdom’s productivity is at its lowest level since 1850. It has also been reported that UK Government ministers have been asked to model...
Parents and pupils across Perth and Kinross are deeply concerned at the threat from Unison to strike for two weeks from 21 October, closing schools at the end of the local autumn holiday for a...
On Tuesday, CalMac Ferries announced that the return of Arran’s resident ferry, the MV Caledonian Isles, was to be delayed again. Since it was taken out of service for its annual overhaul...
I declare an interest as a practising national health service general practitioner. The Drumchapel health centre in my region of Glasgow houses five GP practices and serves one of the most...
The first stage of hearings in the public inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh has concluded. Sheku Bayoh’s family, who have shown grace and dignity over the long nine years since he died,...
The First Minister will be aware of recent reports that the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is in a “deadly spiral of decline” that might lead to a loss of life. What is his response...
Despite plenty of warm words from the new United Kingdom Labour Government, it has, much like its Tory predecessor, snubbed Scotland once again and declined to invest in the Acorn project on...
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-14683, in the name of Paul O’Kane, on challenge poverty week 2024. The debate will be concluded without any...
Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio question time, and today’s portfolio is education and skills. Any member who wishes to ask a supplementary question should press...
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether young people have the opportunity to study subjects that they are interested in. (S6O-03829)
I apologise to you, Presiding Officer, and to members in the chamber, for being late. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support the university sector during the current...
To ask the Scottish Government what further support and guidance it can provide to secondary education establishments regarding the balancing of the right to education of both a victim of sexual...
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report by Audit Scotland on Scotland’s colleges, which states that “colleges need more clarity from the Scottish...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its anti-racism in education programme. (S6O-03834)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether it will review any guidance in relation to the teaching of gender identity in schools, in light of the Cass report....
To ask the Scottish Government what plans there are for the future provision of Gaelic education in primary schools in the Glasgow Anniesland constituency. (S6O-03836)
The next item of business is a statement by Angela Constance on Scotland’s prison population.
The next item of business is a statement by the Rt Hon Dorothy Bain KC on prosecution guidance on public safety and prison population. The Lord Advocate will take questions at the end of her...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-14836, in the name of Gillian Martin, on the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1. I invite members who wish...
There is one question to be put as a result of today’s business. The question is, that motion S6M-14836, in the name of Gillian Martin, on the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets)...
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.
