Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio questions on constitution, external affairs and culture. I ask members who wish to ask a supplementary question to press their...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what contact it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding concerns over the potential impact in Scotland of the proposed Illegal Migration Bill....

2. To ask the Scottish Government how much financial support it is providing to the third sector across Edinburgh and the Lothians to support refugees from Ukraine in the financial year 2023-24....

3. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the culture minister has had with Historic Environment Scotland regarding the organisation’s waste and resources plan, including any...

4. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the regeneration of cultural assets and venues in communities. (S6O-02032)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to protect the culture of the Highlands and Islands. (S6O-02033)

6. To ask the Scottish Government how its culture policies can help celebrate Scotland’s rich social history. (S6O-02034)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to maintain relationships with Scotland’s European neighbours post-Brexit. (S6O-02035)

8. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to celebrate and mark St Andrew’s day 2023. (S6O-02036)

The Deputy Presiding Officer: We move to portfolio questions on justice and veterans. Again, if any member wishes to request a supplementary, I would ask them to press their request-to-speak...

1. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that there is sufficient police presence throughout the north-east. (S6O-02037)

2. To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers there currently are in the Edinburgh divisional area. (S6O-02038)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that children and young people know how to contact the police and other emergency services correctly. (S6O-02039)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what contact the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans has had with the leadership team of Police Scotland since January 2023. (S6O-02040)

5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is ensuring that legal aid funding is easily available to tenants in order to defend eviction proceedings. (S6O-02041)

6. To ask the Scottish Government how its proposals for reforming criminal law to address misogyny will challenge misogyny in society. (S6O-02042)

7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what its most recent analysis of the provision of legal aid found in relation to geographic area and types of cases covered....

8. To ask the Scottish Government what analysis has been carried out of recorded crime in South Ayrshire. (S6O-02044)

The next item of business is a statement by Nicola Sturgeon on historical adoption practices. The First Minister 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-08305, in the name of John Swinney, on the transition to a wellbeing economy. I would be grateful if members who wish to speak in the debate...

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-08322, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. I invite George Adam...

The next item of business is consideration of four Parliamentary Bureau motions. I invite George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S6M-08324 to S6M-08327, on the...

There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Liz Smith is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Daniel...