Good morning. The first item of business is general question time. Members seeking to ask a supplementary question should press their request-to-speak button during the relevant question. As...

1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support is in place for people with long Covid. (S6O-02854)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to reduce the number of missed appointments in the NHS. (S6O-02855)

3. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to accelerate new woodland creation in order to meet its targets. (S6O-02856)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the impact of the United Kingdom Government’s autumn statement on NHS funding in Scotland. (S6O-02857)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on enabling patients to access all of their primary and secondary care medical records, from one source. (S6O-02858)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to reduce waiting times for post-mastectomy breast reconstructive surgery. (S6O-02859)

7. To ask the Scottish Government how it is addressing the ticketing issues raised by the Cumbrae ferry committee and Cumbrae community council. (S6O-02860)

1. I begin by putting on record my party’s condolences to the family and friends of the late Alistair Darling. The former Chancellor of the Exchequer played an essential role in steering...

3. On behalf of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, I express our profound regret at the loss of Alistair Darling, a giant of Edinburgh politics, who was feared and respected by politicians of all...

4. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to ensure that its recent Crohn’s and colitis awareness campaign is reaching deprived and marginalised...

5. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to address the impacts of obesity and excess weight on the Scottish economy and NHS. (S6F-02619)

6. To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will outline any plans it has for freedom of information reform in the current parliamentary session. (S6F-02615)

This week, the Home Secretary unveiled a raft of right-wing policies aimed at driving down immigration statistics. Under the plans, people on health and care visas will no longer be able to bring...

The First Minister might be aware of today’s reports that Lorn and Islands hospital in Oban is set to lose its only visiting consultant haematologist. That will mean that its patients, who...

This week, in a bid to save money, Police Scotland announced a voluntary redundancy scheme for civilian staff. It came after the force warned that 3,000 jobs would be at risk unless it received...

In June last year, Ardrossan harbour task force was advised that, after years of negotiation with Peel Ports, redevelopment would go out to tender on agreed designs this past summer. Now,...

The 30-bed ward at Forth Valley royal hospital, which is part of the new national treatment centre that is aimed at increasing capacity for operations, has been delayed after national health...

Rape crisis centres are trusted emergency services and should be funded as such. However, more than 800 survivors of rape and sexual assault are stuck on waiting lists. If that is not shocking...

Yesterday, Highland Council granted planning consent for a golf course on Coul Links—an internationally recognised Ramsar site and a site of special scientific interest—despite an...

The First Minister will have seen the UNICEF report that places the United Kingdom at the bottom of the international league table on child poverty. The Tory two-child cap is one of the biggest...

Will the First Minister join me in recognising the fantastic work that has been done between the Scottish Government and the United Kingdom Government, and in welcoming the announcement that, as...

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. A woman who entered the Parliament yesterday morning was stopped by security staff, who confiscated her small pin badge, which was in the shape of a circle...

The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-09401, in the name of John Swinney, on celebrating the 100th anniversary of the election to the United Kingdom...

The first item of business this afternoon is portfolio question time and the portfolio on this occasion is education and skills. As usual, members wishing to ask a supplementary question should...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the SQA in relation to the consistency of national 4 and national 5 prelim examination papers. (S6O-02846)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of increasing violence towards teachers and students in schools. (S6O-02847)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing in schools to educate boys to prevent violence against women and girls. (S6O-02848)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out regarding any impact of United Kingdom immigration policies on universities in Scotland. (S6O-02849)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of Aberdeenshire secondary school parent councils calling for changes to the teacher induction scheme. (S6O-02850)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support student mental health and wellbeing. (S6O-02851)

The next item of business is reconsideration stage proceedings on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill. In dealing with the amendments, members...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-11573, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill, at...

There is one question to be put as a result of today’s business. The question is, that motion S6M-11573, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on the United Nations Convention on the...