Good afternoon. The first item of business this afternoon is time for reflection, and our leader today is Professor Bob Akroyd, moderator of the general assembly of the Free Church of Scotland.

The next item of business is topical question time. In order to get in as many questions as possible, succinct questions and responses would be appreciated. Before calling the first question, I...

1. Thank you, Presiding Officer. Happy new year to you and to everyone in the chamber. To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to ensure that all people who were potentially...

2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reconsider its position on further regulating the ownership of American XL bully dogs in Scotland, in light of reports that widespread rehoming...

3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide funding for grants for those households and businesses flooded during storm Gerrit, in light of it providing such funding for those...

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the administrators of Stewart Milne Group following the news that the firm, which employs over 200 people, has been placed into...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-11698, in the name of Clare Adamson, on behalf of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee, on “How Devolution is...

There is one question to be put as a result of today’s business. The question is, that motion S6M-11698, in the name of Clare Adamson, on behalf of the Constitution, Europe, External...