Good morning. The first item of business is general question time.

1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its target to recruit 800 additional general practitioners by the end of 2027. (S6O-01988)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recorded crime in Scotland statistics for the year ending December 2022. (S6O-01989)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to the deaf community. (S6O-01990)

4. To ask the Scottish Government when the final report of the national autism implementation team’s adult neurodevelopmental pathway trials, which were conducted within four national...

5. To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with NHS Lanarkshire. (S6O-01992)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding the potential impact on Scotland, to the Windsor framework. (S6O-01993)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking, with lambing season about to begin, to support farmers to keep livestock safe, including in relation to promoting responsible...

8. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing legislation in Scotland similar to the United Kingdom Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill. (S6O-01995)

1. Apparently, the First Minister could not bear to watch the Scottish National Party leadership debate this week, but her ears must have been burning as the candidates torched her record in...

2. Week after week, I have asked the First Minister about the national health service and, week after week, she has defended the indefensible and asked patients to accept the unacceptable....

3. To ask the First Minister whether she will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s progress towards reducing the number of people on hospital waiting lists and ending long waits...

4. To ask the First Minister what impact the proposed pay settlement for teachers, if accepted, will have on other Scottish Government budgets. (S6F-01901)

5. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to support home owners seeking to reduce their energy bills. (S6F-01887)

6. To ask the First Minister, in light of Scottish apprenticeship week this week, how the Scottish Government is supporting people into apprenticeships. (S6F-01903)

Given this week’s new proposals from the Tory Government on its approach to refugees and asylum seekers, does the First Minister share my concern about how that will impact on our ability...

This weekend, the Parliament rugby teams of Scotland and Ireland will play a match in memory of our former colleague and friend, David Hill, who sadly died playing in the same fixture last year....

The First Minister will be aware of the plight of Morton’s Rolls in Drumchapel, where 250 workers who have been responsible for creating an iconic Scottish brand now face an uncertain...

I encourage people who are leaving the public gallery to do so as quickly and quietly as possible. The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-07728, in the name...

The next item of business is portfolio questions on net zero, energy and transport. Members who wish to ask a supplementary question should press their request-to-speak buttons during the...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the retirement of Hunterston B and Torness on Scotland’s CO2 emissions. (S6O-01980)

2. To ask the Scottish Government how it engages with local communities to ensure that their transport needs are met. (S6O-01981)

4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the continued repair works to the M8 motorway in Glasgow, including on their financial implications. (S6O-01983)

5. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting local authorities to invest in local bus services. (S6O-01984)

6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what plans it has to introduce free rail travel for companions of deafblind people. (S6O-01985)

7. I apologise for being slightly late to the start of the session. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to extend free bus travel to everyone under the age of 26. (S6O-01986)

8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it would remove its presumption against oil and gas from its Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan in the event that it received significant...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M- 08159, in the name of Keith Brown, on reforming the criminal law to address misogyny.

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 Neil Bibby to move the motion. Motion moved, That, under...

There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-08159.2, in the name of Jamie Greene, which seeks to amend motion S6M-08159,...