Good morning. The first item of business is general question time. Question 1 has been withdrawn.

2. To ask the Scottish Government what safeguarding training NHS boards are required to provide to non-clinical staff who are handling interactions with members of the public. (S6O-02983)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve lifelong learning in Scotland. (S6O-02986)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to attract and retain staff in colleges. (S6O-02987)

7. I draw members’ attention to my entry in the register of members’ interests. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the City of Edinburgh Council to discuss its...

8. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to discuss out-of-hours GP services in Inverclyde. (S6O-02989)

1. I begin by putting on record the best wishes of, I am sure, the whole chamber and people across Scotland to His Majesty the King and to the Duchess of Rothesay. We wish them both a speedy...

2. I echo the best wishes to King Charles and to the Duchess of Rothesay, and I wish them both a speedy recovery. Confusion about a ban on XL bully dogs in Scotland has brought dangerous dogs...

3. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that Scotland has among the worst survival rates for some of the most serious cancers. (S6F-02717)

4. To ask the First Minister, in light of reported concerns regarding food labelling being a devolved matter, what the Scottish Government’s position is on what impact the United Kingdom...

5. To ask the First Minister what percentage of the premises contracted for delivery of superfast broadband under the R100 scheme have still to be connected. (S6F-02720)

6. To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to ensure that information on sexually transmitted infections is accessible, in light of STIQ day and the reported rising...

The First Minister will be aware of the collapse of W W & J McClure Limited, which happened in 2021 and has affected an estimated 100,000 people across the United Kingdom. The firm was based...

Earlier this week, I attended a protest against East Dunbartonshire Council’s plans to close the Milan day care centre. Milan provides a fantastic tailored service to elderly and vulnerable...

Turning Point Scotland’s 218 service in Glasgow will close in February. Glasgow City Council presented the service with an unworkable budget of £650,000, down from £1.5 million....

This morning, it was sad to hear that Marks and Spencer has decided to close its Aberdeen St Nicholas Street store—a blow that has been lessened by the fact that it intends to invest in and...

Four months have passed since the Scottish Government announced a full public inquiry into Professor Eljamel, but we still have no confirmation of the appointed chair, no confirmation of the...

I ask members of the public who are still leaving the gallery to please do so quickly and quietly. Thank you for your co-operation. Our next item of business is a members’ business debate...

Good afternoon. The next item of business is portfolio question time, and the portfolio today is transport, net zero and just transition. Should a member wish to ask a supplementary question,...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is for the maintenance and rebuilding of road infrastructure. (S6O-02974)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to encourage more people to use bus and rail services in the Rutherglen constituency. (S6O-02975)

3. To ask the Scottish Government how much has been invested in the trunk road network in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency since Amey took over management of the network. (S6O-02976)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to realise any potential of national nature reserves to help to achieve net zero through a large-scale impact on nature recovery and...

5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made any assessment of the potential impact of its budget on its net zero ambitions. (S6O-02978)

6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to make rail travel more affordable and attractive for passengers in the Mid Scotland and Fife...

7. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential impact on the proposed Shinafoot junction on the A9 at Auchterarder of the announcement that Stewart Milne Homes has...

8. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to whether there is a need for regulatory oversight of companies that install low-emissions heating systems and upgrade homes to...

The next item of business is a statement by Siobhian Brown on new safeguards in relation to XL bully dogs. The minister will take questions at the end of her statement, so there should be no...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-11896, in the name of Mairi Gougeon, on the Scottish rural and islands youth parliament.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I want to raise a point of order in relation to First Minister’s question time today. During his questioning, Douglas Ross mentioned a case of people...

There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-11896.2, in the name of Rachael Hamilton, which seeks to amend motion...