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

1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support families whose children have died as a result of illegal drugs. (S6O-02020)

2. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that key sectors, such as engineering, are allocated sufficient numbers of modern apprentices. (S6O-02021)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in STEM teacher recruitment. (S6O-02022)

4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to dual the A90 between Ellon and Peterhead. (S6O-02023)

5. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to increase employment opportunities within the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector, in light of the recent Fraser of Allander Institute report,...

6. My apologies for being a few minutes late, Presiding Officer. I was stuck for almost two hours on the Scottish National Party’s nationalised ScotRail. To ask the Scottish...

7. To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is for the migration strategy in an independent Scotland, including how it could address any workforce and recruitment challenges resulting from...

1. The Scottish National Party ferries scandal has damaged our nation’s reputation for shipbuilding excellence and has left islanders without the vital transport links that they need for...

2. Yesterday’s Tory budget demonstrated which side that party is on. It gave tax breaks to the wealthiest and did nothing to help those most in need. We need a meaningful windfall tax now,...

3. To ask the First Minister, ahead of the publication of the next report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, next week, what the Scottish Government is doing to ensure that...

4. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the United Kingdom Government’s spring budget. (S6F-01912)

5. To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government has made any assessment of the effect that long A and E waits have on patient mortality. (S6F-01919)

6. To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will provide police with access to all correspondence, transcripts, meeting notes and other communications with ministers, its...

The First Minister will recall that in October last year, I asked her to consider introducing baby loss certificates for parents who have experienced a pregnancy loss or baby loss prior to 24...

The First Minister might be aware of a recent decision that was taken by North Lanarkshire Council to downgrade early years workers, who are predominantly women, from grade 9 to grade 7, which...

In 2021, the Fi rst Minister promised for Cumbernauld a new national treatment centre, which was supposed to treat its first patient in 2026. Freedom of information requests have said that that...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees condemns it, international charities are horrified by it, and the European Commission is scathing of it. It might, indeed, be in violation of the...

Presiding Officer, I know from your own contributions that you will be aware that this week is sign language week. I say, in BSL, thank you, Presiding Officer. What is this week? It is sign...

The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-07752, in the name of Gillian Martin, on Marie Curie’s great daffodil appeal 2023. Motion debated, That the...

Good afternoon, colleagues. The first item of business is portfolio question time and the portfolio this afternoon is social justice, housing and local government. I remind members who wish to...

1. To ask the Scottish Government how it is promoting the current consultation on the mobility component of the adult disability payment, in light of reported concerns of campaigners that the...

2. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on delivering the Bute house agreement commitment to ensure that community housing trusts are adequately funded so that they can...

3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle any economic inequalities faced by unpaid carers. (S6O-02014)

4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to reform the compulsory purchase order process to make it easier to convert empty buildings into council housing. (S6O-02015)

6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with its tackling child poverty delivery plan, including in relation to expanding free school meals provision....

7. To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of any potential impact that the United Kingdom Government’s proposed Illegal Migration Bill could have on devolved social justice...

8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support local authorities to ensure that the provision of local services, including swimming pools and leisure centres, meets the...

The next item of business is a statement by John Swinney to give an update on Ferguson Marine. The cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of his statement, so there should be no...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-08220, in the name of Keith Brown, on the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill at stage 1. I ask those members who wish to speak in...

The next item of business is consideration of motion S6M-07755, in the name of John Swinney, on the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill’s financial resolution. I call John Swinney...

The next item of business is consideration of legislative consent motion S6M-08217, in the name of Ivan McKee, on the Procurement Bill. I call Ivan McKee to speak to and move the motion.

The next item of business is consideration of legislative consent motion S6M-08218, in the name of Ben Macpherson, on the Social Security (Additional Payments) (No 2) Bill. I call Ben Macpherson...

The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S6M-08235, in the name of George Adam, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument. I call George Adam, on behalf of...

There are six questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S6M-08220, in the name of Keith Brown, on the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland)...