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

1. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the small business minister has had with ministerial colleagues regarding an assessment of the total number of self-catering properties in...

3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the steps that it is taking to tackle loss and damage in marginalised communities. (S6O-02920)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement it has had with Scottish Mountain Rescue teams regarding mountain safety this winter. (S6O-02921)

7. To ask the Scottish Government how its budget will affect East Kilbride. (S6O-02924)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Scotgold Resources Ltd regarding any support that can be provided to employees who may lose their jobs at its Cononish gold mine...

1. Today marks 35 years since the bombing of Pan Am flight 103, which killed 270 innocent people. My thoughts and prayers and, I am sure, those of the whole chamber are with their families and...

2. I extend my deepest sympathies to the families of those who lost loved ones in the Lockerbie tragedy 35 years ago. My thoughts are with all those in the emergency services and the local...

3. To ask the First Minister how the budget will support climate action. (S6F-02672)

4. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that Creative Scotland’s national lottery extended programme fund has received applications equating...

5. To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government can promote and assist organisations that tackle loneliness, isolation and self-harm over the festive period. (S6F-02673)

6. To ask the First Minister whether, and how, the Scottish Government plans to increase awareness of spiking ahead of Christmas and New Year. (S6F-02679)

Best start foods provides food support to families with young children under three. It is more generous and has a higher uptake than its equivalent scheme in England. However, the Scottish...

The First Minister’s gift to hard-pressed rail passengers was the announcement of a near 9 per cent increase in fares, which is way above the current level of inflation. At a time when we...

This Parliament passed the Christmas Day and New Year’s Day Trading (Scotland) Act 2007, in which provision was made—this was subject, of course, to consultation—for the...

Although Christmas is a time of peace and joy for many, we know that there is often a spike in cases of domestic abuse over the festive season. What engagement has the Scottish Government had...

The MV Hamnavoe is due to undergo planned maintenance next month. As a former transport minister, the First Minister will know that, in the past, a Ropax vessel and, more recently, a freight...

I welcome the significant investment of £66.9 million in the offshore wind supply chain that the Scottish Government announced as part of this week’s budget. In the light of the recent...

It was reported yesterday that the battery manufacturer AMTE Power has entered administration and that plans for a £190 million mega factory in Dundee that could create 215 jobs on site and...

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. This week, both the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister have repeatedly said that the United Kingdom Government will cut Scotland’s capital...

The next item of business is portfolio question time and the portfolio today is social justice. Members who wish to ask supplementary questions should press their request-to-speak buttons during...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to data from National Records of Scotland showing a rise in homelessness-related deaths since 2017. (S6O-02910)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact that the United Kingdom-Rwanda migration and economic development partnership may have on its new Scots...

3. To ask the Scottish Government what work to tackle poverty it is currently undertaking to support people who are in debt to public bodies. (S6O-02912)

4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of its new carer support payment in the Western Isles and other pilot areas. (S6O-02913)

5. To ask the Scottish Government how many children in Aberdeen have received the Scottish child payment since its inception. (S6O-02914)

6. To ask the Scottish Government whether its plans for the delivery of employment injury assistance include support for firefighters diagnosed with cancer, in light of reported calls for that...

7. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the MS Society’s reported call for personal independence payment applications to end the so-called 20m rule and replace it with a...

8. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the housing minister has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any impact on the availability of housing through the private rented sector...

The next item of business is consideration of motion S6M-11733, in the name of Mairi Gougeon, on the appointment of the chair and commissioners of the Scottish Land Commission. I call Mairi...

There are two questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-11733.1, in the name of Douglas Lumsden, which seeks to amend motion S6M-11733,...

We are in the home straight. The final item of business is a members’ business debate on S6M-09975, in the name of Bob Doris, on 75 years of Marie Curie. The debate will be concluded...