Wednesday, 8 January 2025
Good afternoon. The first item of business this afternoon is portfolio questions. The first portfolio is constitution, external affairs and culture, and parliamentary business.
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports music venues. (S6O-04153)
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting independent cinemas. (S6O-04154)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its assessment of the potential impact of the United Kingdom Government’s decision to increase employer national...
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to grow Scotland’s arts, culture and creative sector. (S6O-04156)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress to restore the Mackintosh building of the Glasgow School of Art. (S6O-04157)
To ask the Scottish Government how its draft budget will support the arts and culture sector in 2025-26, including through the provision of multiyear funding programmes for artists and cultural...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Scotland’s alignment with the EU, including in relation to the digital single market. (S6O-04159)
To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to those who wish to protect and preserve the Bernat Klein studio in Selkirk. (S6O-04160)
The next portfolio is justice and home affairs. I ask members to be succinct in their questioning, and ministers in their responding, in order to allow as many members as possible to have an...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has been made aware of the identity of the police officers investigating operation branchform, and, if so, when. (S6O-04162)
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available from the Office of the Public Guardian for people accessing the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. (S6O-04163)
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government in relation to lifting Crown immunity under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 for the...
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the chief constable of Police Scotland, and what issues were discussed. (S6O-04165)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is giving consideration to a pilot scheme on independent legal representation for rape victims. (S6O-04166)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the reoffending rate. (S6O-04167)
Happy new year. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted an assessment of the potential impact of the reported proposed budget reduction for the Scottish Courts and...
The next item of business is a statement by Natalie Don-Innes on Scotland’s secure accommodation capacity. 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-15708, in the name of Kenneth Gibson, on behalf of the Finance and Public Administration Committee, on the national performance...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-16027, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion...
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-16028 and S6M-16029, on approval of...
There are two questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S6M-15708, in the name of Kenneth Gibson, on behalf of the Finance and Public...
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.
