Iau, 23 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 what action it is taking to tackle child poverty. (S6O-03476)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to reduce waiting times for children requiring neurodevelopmental assessment. (S6O-03477)
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the amount of time that Police Scotland currently spends responding to calls related to mental health issues. (S6O-03480)
To ask the Scottish Government when it will close the gap in funding for 1,140 hours of early learning and childcare between private, voluntary and independent providers and council-run...
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in response to the call from the NASUWT teachers union for a system of strategies to be put in place for dangerous and disruptive...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can intervene, in light of concerns following NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s decision to permanently reduce Inverclyde’s GP out-of-hours...
Michael Matheson misused taxpayers’ money. He made a false claim for £11,000. He misled the public, the press and this Parliament. However, when the scandal came to light, the Scottish...
What we have heard today from the First Minister is utterly unbelievable and embarrassing. He has demeaned himself and the office of First Minister. Two weeks in, and the pretence of a new kind...
The Scottish Greens welcomed the First Minister’s commitment yesterday to prioritise the climate emergency. All the evidence is clear: preventing climate breakdown means leaving new oil and...
To ask the First Minister what the potential implications are for Scotland’s economy of the United Kingdom Government’s immigration policy changes for graduates. (S6F-03158)
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that no national health service board has implemented placental growth factor-based testing for...
To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on what action the Scottish Government is taking to support the Ferguson Marine shipyard. (S6F-03150)
Last week, there was a tragic accident at Balmedie, when one-year-old Ivy Mae Ross sadly lost her life. Her parents are devastated and my thoughts and prayers are with them. No...
I welcome the Scottish Government’s commitment to build an economy that is strong, successful and dynamic. The £5 million funding package announced by the Scottish Government this week...
The First Minister will be aware of the unfolding scandal with the funeral business run by Steven and Ashleigh Milne. Ashes of the deceased have knowingly been given to the wrong relatives, and...
The Scottish National Party Government’s extension of the ScotRail peak fares removal pilot will be welcomed by travellers and commuters across Scotland, cutting transport costs until the...
I invite those who are leaving the public gallery to do so as quickly and quietly as possible. The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-12992, in the...
Good afternoon. The next item of business is portfolio questions on transport. As ever, I make a plea for succinct questions and answers to match.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any accessibility issues in relation to the interislands air service in Orkney and similar public service obligation operations in...
To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent in 2023-24 on safety improvements to trunk roads in the North East Scotland region. (S6O-03469)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what work it has undertaken to prepare for the introduction of low-emission zones in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee....
To ask the Scottish Government when the young persons (under-22s) free bus travel scheme was last reviewed. (S6O-03471)
To ask the Scottish Government what representations it can make to Loganair to ensure that constituents in Na h-Eileanan an Iar are not disadvantaged as a result of recent changes to flight...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of ferry travel measures contained in the fair fares review, including free foot passenger travel on...
I apologise for my very croaky voice. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to improve road safety across Stirling. (S6O-03474)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve facilities at railway stations operated by ScotRail. (S6O-03475)
I open this meeting of the Committee of the Whole Parliament.
We will consider the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill at stage 2. For the duration of the proceedings, I am the convener of the committee. In dealing with...
On a point of order, Deputy Presiding Officer. During First Minister’s question time today, the First Minister said: “When we came to office, around 20 per cent of...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-13358, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on a change to the business programme. ...
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 such a...
As there are no questions to be put as a result of today’s business, I close the meeting.
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.
