Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio question time, and the first portfolio is constitution, external affairs and culture. As ever, members who wish to ask a supplementary...

1. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting events to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the birth of Robert the Bruce, which takes place on 11 July this year. (S6O-03118)

2. To ask the Scottish Government how it is promoting culture outside of the central belt. (S6O-03119)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what support it can offer to cultural organisations in Stirling that are facing funding challenges. (S6O-03121)

5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to protect the future of the Screen Machine mobile cinema. (S6O-03122)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to Aberdeen’s festivals. (S6O-03124)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what role culture and the arts play in delivering its missions of equality, opportunity and community. (S6O-03125)

The Deputy Presiding Officer: The next portfolio is justice and home affairs. Members who wish to ask a supplementary question should press their request-to-speak buttons during the relevant...

1. To ask the Scottish Government when the results from Police Scotland’s proportionate response to crime pilot in the north-east will be published. (S6O-03126)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what action the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service takes to ensure that any information that it receives from pathology service providers is accurate and...

3. Presiding Officer, I draw your attention to the fact that we are having some technical issues with the consoles at the rear of the chamber. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is...

4. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with Police Scotland regarding the policing strategy for the safe consumption room pilot in Glasgow. (S6O-03129)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving, in collaboration with Police Scotland, to the possibility of establishing a new Leith police station within the Scottish...

6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Scottish Prison Service’s work to address reported noise disturbance at HMP Stirling. (S6O-03131)

8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding the plans required to address the carcinogenic nature of...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-12130, in the name of Tom Arthur, on the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2024. Members who wish to participate should press their...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-12317, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: referral back to the lead committee at stage 1.

T he next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-12304, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on the recommendations of the independent review of qualifications and assessment.

The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S6M-12320, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion...

The next item of business is consideration of three Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S6M-12322 to S6M-12324, on approval of...

There are seven questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S6M-12130, in the name of Tom Arthur, on the Local Government Finance (Scotland)...