Wednesday, 20 November 2024
The first item of business is portfolio question time, and the first portfolio is Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic. There is a lot of interest in asking supplementary...
To ask the Scottish Government how it continues to assess the impact of Brexit on Scotland’s economy. (S6O-03973)
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest “Scottish Economic Bulletin”. (S6O-03975)
To ask the Scottish Government to what extent its economic development activities and infrastructure project decisions in the North East Scotland region are aligned with the regional economic...
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding the reported potential withdrawal of levelling up funding for the city of Dunfermline and...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on work at Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow, in light of the announcement of £14 million-worth of investment into the yard...
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any economic analysis it has undertaken of the impact on the wider Scottish...
We move to portfolio questions on finance and local government. I remind members that questions 5 and 7 are grouped together, so any supplementaries on those questions will be taken after the...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider ring fencing funding in its forthcoming budget to allocate to a Glasgow airport rail link. (S6O-03982)
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish Scotland’s tax strategy. (S6O-03983)
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the implications of the United Kingdom budget for its allocation of capital budget for health projects. (S6O-03984)
To ask the Scottish Government whether local authorities will receive a fair budget settlement. (S6O-03985)
To ask the Scottish Government what early discussion it has had with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities regarding the detail of the financial settlement that it has received from the...
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to protect the allocation of funding to third sector organisations in its forthcoming budget. (S6O-03986)
To ask the Scottish Government what on-going discussions the finance secretary is having with ministerial colleagues and officials regarding the planning of portfolio budgets in the lead-up to...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-15545, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill:...
The next item of business is a statement by Natalie Don-Innes on improving transitions for young disabled people. The minister will take questions at the end of her statement, so there should be...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-15529, in the name of Neil Gray, on the impact of the national insurance increase on public services. I invite members who wish to participate...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-15530, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland Bill): emergency bill motion. I remind members that, as per...
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S6M-15541, on approval of a Scottish...
There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-15529.2, in the name of Craig Hoy, which seeks to amend motion S6M-15529, in...
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.