Mawrth, 12 Medi 2023
Good afternoon. The first item of business is time for reflection. Our time for reflection leader today is the Rev Barry Hughes, minister, St Mark’s parish church, Raploch in Stirling.
1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that Police Scotland has issued more than 100,000 recorded police warnings over the past five years. (S6T-01529)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to keep people safe, in light of reported concerns about the spread of new variants of Covid-19. (S6T-01524)
3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered undertaking a comprehensive review into the reach of any Chinese state surveillance in Scotland. (S6T-01525)
The next item of business is a statement by Elena Whitham on drug deaths. The minister will take questions at the end of her statement, so there should be no interventions or interruptions.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-10406, in the name of Mairi Gougeon, on celebrating the resilience of Scotland’s food and drink sector.
The next item of business is consideration of a business motion. I ask George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motion S6M-10419, on a change to the business programme. Motion...
There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-10406.2, in the name of Rachael Hamilton, which seeks to amend motion...
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.