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First Minister’s Question Time

– in the Scottish Parliament on 5 September 2024.

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  • Winter Fuel Payments (4 speeches)

    To ask the First Minister what analysis the Scottish Government is undertaking of any impact that reductions to winter fuel payments will have on people in Scotland. (S6F-03302)

  • “Education Outcomes for Looked After Children 2022/23” (9 speeches)

    To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the recently published report, “Education Outcomes for Looked After Children 2022/23”. (S6F-03289)

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    To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking in response to reports that newly qualified nurses are unable to find employment in the national health service despite...

  • Engagement with Libya (Eljamel) (2 speeches)

    Yesterday’s exclusive article in The Courier made it very clear that, to date, the Scottish Government has not had any engagement with the Libyan authorities about...

  • Winter Fuel Payments (Funding Allocation) (2 speeches)

    The First Minister will share my astonishment that the United Kingdom Labour Government has shamefully cut £140 million to £160 million in winter fuel payments to Scottish pensioners...

  • University of Dundee (Life Sciences Research) (2 speeches)

    I know that the First Minister will want to join me in welcoming today’s superb news of the provision by the new United Kingdom Labour Government of £30 million of funding for life...

  • Mitsubishi Electric (Risk to Jobs) (2 speeches)

    The First Minister will be aware of reports that more than 400 jobs are at risk at the Mitsubishi Electric plant in Livingston. That announcement could have a significant social and economic...

  • Land Restoration Projects (Waste Dumping) (2 speeches)

    Residents of New Cumnock have raised concerns about raw sewage being dumped in the area, under the guise of a land restoration project. Locals believe that to be a health and safety hazard that...

  • People with Disabilities (Human Rights Legislation and Support) (2 speeches)

    Human rights organisations such as the Scottish Human Rights Commission, Amnesty and the Human Rights Consortium have described the Government’s abandonment of human rights legislation...

  • School Transport (North Lanarkshire) (2 speeches)

    Parents, carers and pupils in Motherwell and Wishaw have repeatedly raised concerns after the Labour administration in North Lanarkshire, with support from the Conservatives, cut school transport...

  • Proposed Galloway National Park (3 speeches)

    As the First Minister will be aware, since plans for a new Galloway national park were announced over the summer, there has been significant and growing opposition to the proposal, which now...