Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio question time. The first portfolio is wellbeing economy, fair work and energy. I remind members that, if they wish to ask a supplementary...

1. To ask the Scottish Government how the work of the city centre recovery task force is helping to increase footfall in shops. (S6O-02862)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what value it places on the role of trade unions in delivering and sustaining a wellbeing economy. (S6O-02863)

3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it is planning any new infrastructure investments in the next financial year in connection with city and regional growth deals. (S6O-02864)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with its enterprise agencies regarding how to support innovation by small businesses, including in relation to the use of alternative...

5. To ask the Scottish Government how it will support small businesses over the coming months. (S6O-02866)

6. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with GMB to discuss the future of the Ferguson Marine yard. (S6O-02867)

7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider carrying out an analysis of the potential impact of renewable energy and the associated infrastructure on farmland and food production...

8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it has taken to support the recommendations of the short-life working group on economic and social opportunities...

1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to propose the scheduling of time for a ministerial statement on the dualling of the A9. (S6O-02870)

2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any impact on communities, including in the north-east, of conditionality in public sector procurement. (S6O-02871)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations outlined in the STUC’s report “Raising taxes to deliver for Scotland”. (S6O-02872)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to develop a wealth tax. (S6O-02873)

5. To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to setting its budget and fiscal policy for 2024-25, whether it has undertaken any quantifiable financial analysis of the relative performance of...

6. To ask the Scottish Government what its latest engagement has been with the UK Government regarding the funding available to support households with the cost of living during the Christmas...

7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to allocate funding to local authorities in its 2024-25 budget to facilitate the cancellation of any school meal debt and expand universal free...

8. I remind members of my entry in the register of members’ interests. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress in implementing the recommendations...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-11635, in the name of Liam Kerr, on improving the performance of the Scottish education system. I invite members who wish to participate to...

The next item of business is consideration of business motions. Motion S6M-11651, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, sets out a business programme. Motion moved,...

The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S6M-11642, on approval of a Scottish statutory instrument. I call George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to...

There are five questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-11635.3, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, which seeks to amend motion S6M-11635,...