Iau, 2 Mai 2024
Good morning. The first item of business is general question time.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its involvement in the proposals for Glasgow to potentially host the Commonwealth games in 2026. (S6O-03380)
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with Renfrewshire health and social care partnership. (S6O-03381)
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of reports that HC-One plans to terminate the contract for the hospital-based complex clinical care service at...
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help local authorities tackle damp and mould in social housing. (S6O-03383)
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding what steps it can take to protect horticultural workers on seasonal...
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent the closure of care homes in South Lanarkshire. (S6O-03385)
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has conducted of the impact of its reformed dental payments system, introduced on 1 November 2023, in the Mid Scotland and Fife region. (S6O-03386)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has followed the advice issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office regarding appropriate governance and controls for the use of...
A week ago, I lodged the Scottish Conservative vote of no confidence motion that forced Humza Yousaf to resign in disgrace. This could very well be his final First Minister’s question time...
Scotland cannot afford this distracted, divided and incompetent Scottish National Party Government. When we look past all the shouting, we see that our country is facing the greatest challenges...
The First Minister’s Government announced a new package of measures to ramp up action on climate change just a few weeks ago. Since then, though, he has needlessly ended the progressive...
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the potential impact on Police Scotland and devolved agencies of reports that the Home Office has launched a major...
To ask the First Minister, in light of new reported data that nearly one in five shop premises in Scottish cities lie empty, what action the Scottish Government is taking to support the retail...
To ask the First Minister what recent discussions the Scottish Government has had with environmental groups and communities regarding how it plans to deliver strong action on climate change,...
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the potential impact on devolved social security benefits of the United Kingdom Government’s proposed reforms...
Hundreds of women in the Grampian region are travelling hundreds of miles to the central belt for vital breast cancer treatment. I was alerted to that issue this week by a clinician, who told me...
As summer approaches, my constituents in Maryhill and Springburn will increasingly be subjected to the dangers of the irresponsible use of off-road vehicles such as quad bikes. People have been...
The number of recorded sexual crimes in Dunfermline is now higher than it was before the pandemic—1,000 sexual crimes have been reported in the city since 2017. Of those crimes, 223 were...
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-12842, in the name of Tess White, on new energy infrastructure in the north of Scotland. The debate will be concluded...
Good afternoon. The next item of business is portfolio questions on transport. I invite members who wish to ask a supplementary question to press their request-to-speak button during the relevant...
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the transport secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the potential impact on Scotland’s aviation industry of any proposals...
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the improvement of transport links in the north-east of Scotland. (S6O-03374)
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on direct freight routes to mainland Europe from Scottish ports. (S6O-03375)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to encourage constituents in Motherwell and Wishaw to use public transport. (S6O-03376)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the procurement process for the small vessel replacement programme. (S6O-03378)
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on the extension of the Borders railway south to Carlisle. (S6O-03379)
On a point of order, Deputy Presiding Officer. I would like to correct the record. During the earlier members’ business debate, Alasdair Allan said: “transmission charges...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-12995, in the name of Jackson Carlaw, on behalf of the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee, on petition PE1887, on creating an...
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I understand that, earlier this afternoon, Maurice Golden suggested that I had misled the chamber by pointing to the higher electricity transmission...
I am minded to accept a motion without notice, under rule 11.2.4 of standing orders, that decision time be brought forward to now. I invite the Minister for Parliamentary Business to move the...
There is one question to be put as a result of today’s business. The question is, that motion S6M-12995, in the name of Jackson Carlaw, on behalf of the Citizen Participation and Public...
The Scottish Parliament is the national legislature of Scotland, located in Edinburgh. The Parliament consists of 129 members known as MSPs, elected for four-year terms; 73 represent individual geographical constituencies, and 56 are regional representatives.
