Iau, 30 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 work to extend the application of road equivalent tariff to northern isles ferry routes. (S6O-03508)
To ask the Scottish Government when it will introduce legislation on climate targets, as announced by the net zero secretary in her ministerial statement on 18 April. (S6O-03509)
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support British Sign Language users across Scotland to access culture, in light of the publication of Scotland’s census 2022 report on...
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that local authorities are able to provide full-time schooling for children with complex additional support needs. (S6O-03511)
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support cultural activities in the Cowdenbeath constituency. (S6O-03512)
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to take forward the recommendations in the Transport Scotland report, “‘There’s an app for that!’—Women’s Safety on...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of the Sheriffhall roundabout project. (S6O-03514)
This week, John Swinney spoke about the process of sanctioning Michael Matheson and said: “In no other walk of life would this be judged to be acceptable.” In...
Yesterday, the Parliament agreed to suspend the former Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, Michael Matheson, for attempting to misuse £11,000 of public money. Rather...
This week, the First Minister gave clarity on one issue, when he called on the United Kingdom Government to recognise the state of Palestine and end arms sales to Israel. However, the same...
I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests. I hold a bank nurse contract with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. To ask the First Minister what assessment the...
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports of a National Crime Agency warning about synthetic opioids being linked to rising numbers of deaths....
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on whether teacher numbers should be maintained, in light of the reported concerns of many parents, pupils and school...
The Scottish National Party Scottish Government’s continued investment in our rail services is very welcome, with ScotRail being brought into public ownership, action being taken to drive...
On Friday 1 December 2023 at 10.25 pm, an explosion ripped through homes on Baberton Mains Avenue, tragically resulting in the loss of one life. Some six months on, families living on the avenue...
Yesterday, Reform Scotland published its “Computing the Future” report on the state of computer science teachers. It found that one in eight schools is without a dedicated computer...
Thanks to Westminster economic mismanagement, businesses across Scotland, including in my constituency, Falkirk East, are facing pressures, including extra costs and red tape due to Brexit. What...
Last weekend in Oregon, Josh Kerr from Edinburgh Athletic Club smashed the British mile record in an astonishing 3 minutes 45 seconds, eclipsing the great Steve Cram’s record, which he had...
If the First Minister agrees that there is, indeed, a climate emergency, why is the Government’s biggest capital project in Glasgow—rebuilding a 50-year-old motorway viaduct—now...
Can the First Minister clarify whether the permanent secretary’s guidance concerning the United Kingdom election on 4 July will result in the delaying of the announcement on the small...
Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio questions, and the portfolio on this occasion is social justice. I remind members that if they wish to ask a supplementary question, they...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to address child poverty. (S6O-03500)
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provided to East and South Ayrshire councils in 2023-24 for discretionary housing payments. (S6O-03501)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address food poverty, in light of the recent figures published by the Trussell Trust showing that its network distributed 262,400...
I remind members of my voluntary entry in the register of members’ interests. To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates the first payment of employment injury assistance...
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that disabled people who receive Scottish social security benefits are treated lawfully, in light of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s...
I apologise to members for my late arrival. To ask the Scottish Government how its rural affordable homes for key workers fund will help tackle island depopulation. (S6O-03506)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to update any guidance that it provides regarding the application of single-sex exemptions under the Equality Act 2010 in public buildings in...
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-12559, in the name of Alex Rowley, on physiotherapy workforce shortage in Scotland. The debate will be concluded...
The next item of business is a statement by Graeme Dey on industrial relations in the further education sector.
The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill. In dealing with the amendments, members should have the bill as amended at stage...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-13407, in the name of Angela Constance, on the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill at stage 3.
There is one question to be put as a result of today’s business. The question is, that motion S6M-13407, in the name of Angela Constance, on the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences...
The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-12801, in the name of Michelle Thomson, on the Taliban’s suppression of women’s and girls’ rights in...
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.
