Thursday, 27 November 2025
Good morning. The first item of business is general question time.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of police officers in Edinburgh and the Lothians, in light of the growth in the population of south-east Scotland and any...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress made towards issuing Scottish Government bonds, in light of Scotland’s recent high credit ratings. (S6O-05207)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to preserve and enhance historic buildings in Scotland’s town centres. (S6O-05208)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its just transition plan for the Mossmorran petrochemical site. (S6O-05209)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the progress on the A720 Sheriffhall roundabout project. (S6O-05210)
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it can take to ensure that critical national infrastructure serves the local communities hosting it and is built safely, securely and in a way that is...
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting stability and growth in Scotland’s video games sector, including what engagement it has had with Rockstar Games, in light of reports of...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the financial sustainability of Ayrshire College. (S6O-05213)
Rachel Reeves has increased taxes by £26 billion. Under Labour, taxes will be at their highest levels in history. The freezing of income tax bands will force millions of workers to hand over...
Eighteen months ago, the people of Scotland got rid of a Tory Government that had done so much damage to our country. Clearing up its mess was never going to be easy—[ ...
Last week, I asked the First Minister for the just transition plan for Mossmorran workers that his Government promised that it would write 18 months ago. He twice avoided answering that question....
To ask the First Minister what impact the chancellor’s autumn statement will have on Scotland. (S6F-04479)
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government plans to commemorate the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. (S6F-04480)
To ask the First Minister, in light of ExxonMobil’s announcement of the closure of the Mossmorran ethylene plant, what action the Scottish Government is taking to mitigate any damage this...
The Scotch Whisky Association has warned that the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s decision to further increase duty on Scotch whisky will put additional pressure on a sector that is already...
Scottish sports governing bodies are collectively saying that they are increasingly unable to deliver core functions due to a continuing squeeze on their funding. Not only are increasing numbers...
The First Minister might be aware of the case of Leo Huisman, who recently completed an optometry course at the University of the Highlands and Islands. Leo is a British citizen who lived abroad...
Today, people across Aberdeen and the north-east are worried about their jobs, their families and the future of their communities. Investment in the North Sea is at a record low, and a Robert...
Forth Valley royal hospital maternity service in Larbert is the latest maternity service to receive a damning report from an unannounced inspection. The report highlighted that mothers were being...
A report this week by Hospice UK found that two thirds of hospices in Scotland have made cuts or are planning to do so within the next year due to financial pressures. Every time that there are...
Monday is world AIDS day. Despite huge progress around the world in the development of treatments to prevent and manage HIV, we cannot fully rest on our efforts until a permanent vaccine is...
I ask guests who are leaving the chamber and the gallery, who have been most welcome to attend our Parliament—it is your Parliament—to do so quickly and quietly because we are about...
Good afternoon. I open this meeting of the Committee of the Whole Parliament to consider the Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Bill at stage 2. For the duration...
In dealing with amendments, members should have the marshalled list and the groupings of amendments. The division bell will sound and proceedings will be suspended for five minutes for the first...
The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Bill. In dealing with the amendments, members should have the bill as...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-19948, in the name of Ivan McKee, on the Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Bill at stage 3. I would be...
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 and Veterans to...
The question is, that motion S6M-19948, in the name of Ivan McKee, on the Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to. As it is a motion to pass the...
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.
