Thursday, 6 February 2025
Good morning. The first item of business is general questions.
To ask the Scottish Government how reform across health and social care will progress, following the decision not to proceed with part 1 of the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill. (S6O-04298)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve NHS services in Dumfries and Galloway. (S6O-04300)
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to invest in the hospice care sector, in light of the £4 million referred to in the draft budget 2025-26. (S6O-04301)
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported guidance issued by Rape Crisis Scotland, and its definition of the word “woman”. (S6O-04303)
I remind members that I am the convener of the cross-party group on funerals and bereavement. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to making bereavement...
To ask the Scottish Government what the current average timescale is for non-criminal complaints against the police to be allocated for investigation by Police Scotland. (S6O-04305)
The Scottish National Party Government previously told the public that it would cost £100 million to build the new HMP Glasgow. Yesterday, however, the SNP Cabinet Secretary for Justice and...
Today, the United Kingdom Government has announced plans to speed up the development of new nuclear power. It is obvious that the plan has the potential to bring billions of pounds of investment...
Rents across Scotland are skyrocketing. Tenants are paying the price while private landlords are lining their pockets. Although the Housing (Scotland) Bill will finally deliver the promise of...
To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s work to keep the Promise, in light of the fifth anniversary of it being made. (S6F-03794)
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the Court of Session’s decision regarding the Rosebank oil field and the Jackdaw gas field. (S6F-03781)
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to address the reported shortage in clinical radiologists, which is projected to rise to 263 fewer posts than needed by...
Yesterday, 435 workers at the Grangemouth refinery in my Falkirk East constituency were given redundancy notices, and refining will cease at the end of June. Despite statements from the Prime...
The Scottish National Party’s Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn, lobbied the Scottish Government on behalf of the renewables company Flotation Energy, which was awarded consent for a...
The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016, which was passed overwhelmingly by this Parliament, helped to extend the community right to buy to the compulsory purchase of land or a building for the...
The First Minister will be aware of the news this week that a fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the death of Coatbridge resident Jacqueline McQuillan at Monklands hospital in 2018. Since...
I have spoken time and time again in this chamber about the horrors of violence and abuse in our schools. Yesterday, staff at Kirkintilloch high school, in East Dunbartonshire in my region, went...
On 30 January, Cumbernauld theatre staff, the theatre’s supporters and the wider community were relieved when it was announced that all organisations currently funded by Creative Scotland...
The latest figures show Scotland reaching a major milestone with more than 10,000 patients across Scotland benefiting from da Vinci robot-assisted surgery since 2021. I was introduced to robotic...
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-15657, in the name of Elena Whitham, on a report on alcohol use disorder in the justice system. The debate will be...
Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio questions on net zero, energy and transport. I advise members that there is a lot of interest in supplementaries, so I ask that we please...
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase bus patronage in South Lanarkshire. (S6O-04306)
I apologise to members, as I may have to leave before the end of question time. I am grateful for permission to do so from your good self, Deputy Presiding Officer. To ask the Scottish...
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the importance of the A737 to North Ayrshire. (S6O-04309)
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding Ineos proceeding with the closure of Scotland’s only refinery at Grangemouth,...
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the potential impact on travel times in Mid Scotland and Fife of the proposed speed limit changes contained in the national speed...
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the petition, reportedly signed by hundreds of Keith residents and businesses, regarding the disruption caused on the A96 by the on-going...
To ask the Scottish Government what lessons have been learned following the travel disruption and other impacts as a result of storm Éowyn. (S6O-04313)
The next item of business is a statement by Graeme Dey on simplifying the post-school education and skills funding body landscape in Scotland. The minister will take questions after his...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-16353, in the name of Jenni Minto, on improving miscarriage care.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-16346, in the name of Alasdair Allan, on a legislative consent motion on the Great British Energy Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation. I...
There are two questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S6M-16353, in the name of Jenni Minto, on improving miscarriage care, be...
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.
