Mercher, 3 Mai 2023
Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio questions on the wellbeing economy, fair work and energy. As ever, I invite members who wish to ask a supplementary to press their...
1. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the energy skills passport for offshore energy workers. (S6O-02164)
3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the recommendations of the independent review into women in entrepreneurship in Scotland. (S6O-02166)
4. I welcome the minister to her new role. To ask the Scottish Government what its latest engagement has been with the United Kingdom Government regarding financial pressures that households in...
5. To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates that the reported closure of Tayside Aviation will have on the financial sustainability of Dundee airport and associated Tay cities...
6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its interim goals of reaching 50 per cent of disabled people in employment by 2023 and 60 per cent in employment by 2030....
8. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the regeneration and development of Granton waterfront. (S6O-02171)
The Deputy Presiding Officer: The next portfolio is finance and parliamentary business. I invite members who wish to ask a supplementary question to press their request-to-speak buttons during...
1. To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated from its budget to cover the costs of its challenge of the decision of the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Scotland to issue an...
2. To ask the Scottish Government what financial assessment has been made of any impact on the capital budget of delays in delivering infrastructure projects. (S6O-02173)
3. To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated from its budget to cover any additional costs resulting from the delay to the deposit return scheme. (S6O-02174)
5. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support responsible and ethical tax collection practices. (S6O-02176)
6. To ask the Scottish Government what impact assessment it has undertaken regarding any reductions to core funding allocations in its budget for third sector organisations. (S6O-02177)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-08764, in the name of Douglas Ross, on the transparency of Scotland’s governing party. I invite those members who wish to speak in the...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-08766, in the name of Rachael Hamilton, on reconsidering highly protected marine areas. I would be grateful if members who wish to speak were...
The next item of business is an urgent question from Stephen Kerr.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further explanation of the removal of the previously announced £46 million of funding for universities and colleges in Scotland.
The next item of business is S6M-08795, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a)...
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask George Adam to move motions S6M-08796, on a committee substitute, and S6M-08797, on designation of a lead...
There are eight questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-08764.2, in the name of George Adam, which seeks to amend motion S6M-08764, in...
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.
