Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Good afternoon. The first item of business this afternoon is portfolio questions. The first portfolio is Deputy First Minister responsibilities, economy and Gaelic. I remind members...
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the British Chambers of Commerce quarterly economic survey, which has suggested that business confidence has fallen to its lowest level for...
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the performance of enterprise agencies in supporting business growth and inward investment. (S6O-04186)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the plans for the contract for Contact Scotland BSL, which provides free services to British Sign Language users. (S6O-04187)
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to transform participation rates for women in entrepreneurship. (S6O-04188)
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage and maximise levels of global capital investment in Scotland, to benefit the economy and communities. (S6O-04189)
To ask the Scottish Government what strategy it plans to implement to grow the Scottish economy at a level that is in line with countries with similarly sized populations, such as Norway....
I remind members of my entry relating to trade unions in the register of members’ interests. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions the economy secretary has had...
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to comments made by the Auditor General for Scotland that the “future of the Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow shipyard remains...
We now move on to the next portfolio, which is finance and local government. Question 1 is from Emma Roddick.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it prioritised funding for affordable housing when drafting its budget for 2025-26. (S6O-04193) [ Interruption .]
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire councils, as part of the local government settlement for 2025-26. (S6O-04194)
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Auditor General for Scotland’s November 2024 report, “Fiscal sustainability and reform in Scotland”, which states that...
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the state of local government finance. (S6O-04197)
To ask the Scottish Government how its draft budget 2025-26 will support local authorities to better serve rural communities, such as those in Aberdeenshire and Angus Council areas in the North...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it prioritised funding for its mission to tackle child poverty when drafting its budget for 2025-2026. (S6O-04199)
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-16102, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on a stage 3 timetable for the Police (Ethics,...
The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill. In dealing with the amendments, members should have the bill as amended...
As members will be aware, the Presiding Officer is required under standing orders to decide whether, in her view, any provision of the bill relates to a protected subject matter—that is,...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-16113, 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 Parliamentary Bureau motion S6M-16114, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument. I ask Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to...
There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S6M-16093, in the name of Angela Constance, on the Police (Ethics, Conduct and...
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.
