Thursday, 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government about the impact of its energy profits levy on business confidence, investment and jobs in Scotland....
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of the Ayrshire growth deal. (S6O-05107)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to safeguard the future of the Alloa campus of Forth Valley College. (S6O-05108)
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made regarding the number of households whose council tax bills could rise as a result of the proposals in its consultation on the future of...
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure the sustainability of town centres. (S6O-05110)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to increase the current threshold of 50MW for approval by its energy consents unit of onshore electricity-generating stations, to allow more...
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of school swimming provision, including the number of children who leave primary school unable to swim. (S6O-05112)
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with North Lanarkshire Council regarding the reported coal spoil fire in Shawhead, Coatbridge, and any assurances that can be given to...
Before we move to First Minister’s question time, party leaders will make some remarks before remembrance Sunday.
Rachel Reeves is going to raise taxes. Is John Swinney going to do the same?
I start by welcoming the First Minister’s change of heart on holding an investigation into Scotland’s maternity services. Less than 24 hours ago, after hearing the heartbreaking...
The fossil fuel giant Equinor has submitted a new application to drill for more oil in the North Sea, but—[ Interruption .]
To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding the implementation of the proposed scheme for the renovation of military...
To ask the First Minister when the Scottish Government will announce a timetable for improvement works on the A96 north of Inverurie, following the publication of its corridor review consultation...
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the Auditor General’s report, “The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts”,...
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the recent news that Eastern Airways, which runs lifeline regional services in the Highlands and Islands, has entered...
The UK Government recently announced £547 million for Wales as part of its local growth fund, which is to be delivered directly by the Welsh Government. If this is a union of equals, surely...
Is the First Minister aware of the swingeing budget cuts that are being proposed by SNP-run Dumfries and Galloway Council? Those include the closure of the Hillview leisure centre in Kelloholm,...
The First Minister will be aware of the chief constable’s comments to the Criminal Justice Committee this week that reports of online child abuse have more than doubled in the past year....
A recent report from Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce found that one in four businesses in the north-east has cut jobs as a result of the United Kingdom Labour Government’s fiscal...
Last week, a receptionist in a local general practitioner surgery in Galloway in my constituency had to call 999 for an ambulance for a patient. It took more than 55 minutes for that call to be...
Last week, one of my constituents waited for more than six hours, after presenting at A and E with significant blood loss and severe pain. Not only was he left for hours, but he was kept on a...
The First Minister will be aware that energy bills across Scotland have risen yet again. That increase has been partly caused by the United Kingdom Labour Government’s costly nuclear tax...
Earlier this week, I wrote to the First Minister urging the Scottish Government to support the Public Office (Accountability) Bill—the so-called Hillsborough law—and to lodge a...
Cameron barracks in Inverness is close to the city centre, near two schools and lies in a residential area. Many constituents harbour serious concerns about the Home Office’s plans to house...
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-19194, in the name of Audrey Nicoll, on protecting Scotland’s rivers. The debate will be concluded without any...
Good afternoon. The first item of business this afternoon is portfolio question time, and, on this occasion, the portfolio is social justice and housing. I invite members who wish to ask a...
To ask the Scottish Government what projection it has made of the cost of welfare payments after 2030. (S6O-05114)
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its plans for mitigation, how the United Kingdom Government’s two-child benefit cap is impacting children in Clydebank and Milngavie. (S6O-05115)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that housing supply in Glasgow will keep up with the predicted 10 per cent rise in population by 2032. (S6O-05116)
To ask the Scottish Government how it is using the Scottish social security system to alleviate poverty among pensioners. (S6O-05117)
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the director of housing at Fife Council and what was discussed. (S6O-05118)
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Housing has had with the Minister for Public Finance regarding the consultation on permitted development rights to...
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to communities to promote cohesion and develop sustainable support networks for refugees and asylum seekers, to help ensure their full...
To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates to be the baseline figure for its ambition towards all-tenure housing delivery of a 10 per cent increase in house building each year over the...
The next item of business is a statement by Gillian Martin on the draft climate change plan 2025. The cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of her statement, so there should be no...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-19436, in the name of Martin Whitfield, on behalf of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, on strengthening...
I am minded to accept a motion without notice, under rule 11.2.4 of standing orders, that decision time be brought forward to now. I invite the Minister for Parliamentary Business to move the...
There is one question to be put as a result of today’s business. The question is, that motion S6M-19436, in the name of Martin Whitfield, on behalf of the Standards, Procedures and Public...
The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-18624, in the name of Paul Sweeney, on dying in poverty at the end of life in Scotland 2025. The debate will 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.
