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

1. To ask the Scottish Government where the new acute general teaching hospitals will be built over the next 10 years. (S6O-02284)

2. To ask the Scottish Government how it can support the Sudanese community living in Scotland, in light of the on-going humanitarian crisis in Sudan. (S6O-02285)

3. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with South Lanarkshire health and social care partnership, and what was discussed. (S6O-02286)

4. To ask the Scottish Government how it is ensuring that opportunities for continuing professional development are regularly available to healthcare professionals. (S6O-02287)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to modernise the fire estate. (S6O-02288)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the culture secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding what support it can provide to communities to establish and operate...

8. To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to improve patient access to dental services. (S6O-02291)

1. I remind members that my wife is a serving Police Scotland officer. Let me be clear: the vast majority of Scotland’s front-line police officers do a fantastic job under incredible...

2. I, the First Minister and many others have been campaigning on the issue of racism, prejudice and hate for many, many years, and I do not think that we can downplay the significance of the...

3. To ask the First Minister for what reason consultants have reportedly been hired to advise on the next Clyde and Hebrides ferry contract. (S6F-02152)

4. To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the role of social media in encouraging violence towards pupils and teachers in schools. (S6F-02169)

5. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports of world-leading dementia expert Craig Ritchie leaving the national health service, and his comments...

6. To ask the First Minister what impact the Scottish Government’s nature restoration fund is having on communities on Arran. (S6F-02173)

The latest Office for National Statistics figures show that inflation has dipped slightly to 8.7 per cent, but food prices continue to accelerate at the fastest pace for 45 years. The United...

M um of two Jill Barclay was beaten and raped by a stranger. Rhys Bennett then set her on fire while she was still alive. The judge described the 23-year-old’s crimes as “medieval in...

I have here a letter received by my constituent in July 2022 from the Scottish National Party Government. It told her that surgery for lower pelvic prolapse should be completed within one year by...

The First Minister will be aware of the latest update from the Competition and Markets Authority indicating that global factors are not solely to blame for high fuel prices, with the evidence...

Earlier this week, I met with the chief superintendent of Lanarkshire police. Of the many things that we discussed about the increasing pressure on the police force, the fact that, out of the...

Over 30 years, hundreds—maybe even thousands—of little girls who were sent by the state to Fornethy House residential school for care and nurturing were instead subjected to a...

I encourage MSPs who are leaving the chamber and members of the public who are leaving the gallery to do so as quickly and quietly as possible. The next item of business is a members’...

Good afternoon. Our next item of business is portfolio question time. The portfolio this afternoon is net zero and just transition. [ Interruption .] I thought that my voice was not as loud as...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve transport options in rural areas. (S6O-02276)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a recent report by Changeworks, which found that homes in rural areas have a lower energy performance certificate rating than the rest of...

3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the role that it anticipates that the low-carbon and renewables sector will play in the transition to net zero, including on...

4. To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates the impact of the green jobs fund will be on the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency. (S6O-02279)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the net zero secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how the £7 million of grants allocated through the hydrogen innovation...

7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans for Scottish carbon credits, including how it ensures benefits for local communities. (S6O-02282)

8. To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish zero emission bus challenge fund is supporting change in the bus sector, in light of Scotland’s net zero ambitions. (S6O-02283)

The next item of business is a statement by Shona Robison on the medium-term financial strategy. The cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of her statement, so there should be no...

T he next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-09146, in the name of Finlay Carson, on behalf of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee, on future agriculture policy in Scotland. I invite...

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 the Minister for Parliamentary Business to move the motion.

There is one question to be put as a result of today’s business. The question is, that motion S6M-09146, in the name of Finlay Carson, on behalf of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee,...