Iau, 27 Mehefin 2024
Good morning. Our first item of business is general question time. Question 1 was not lodged.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the Scottish National Investment Bank is operating legally, in light of reports that the advisory group that was meant to be...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to ensure access to primary care in areas that have a high projected population growth. (S6O-03647)
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle any inappropriate care and overcrowding in national health service emergency departments. (S6O-03648)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its consideration of the impact of the change in subsidised air service provider between Uist and Stornoway on access to...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a further update on plans for the redevelopment of Ardrossan harbour. (S6O-03651)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the provision of midwives by the national health service meets demand. I should declare an interest, in that I...
Public Health Scotland figures show that delayed discharge—also known as bedblocking—is at a record high. According to the charity Macmillan, a set of new figures reveals ...
Presiding Officer, “Long waits are forcing those who can afford it, to go private. A two-tier health service in Scotland is now beyond question. If you can stump up the cash,...
To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet. (S6F-03266)
To ask the First Minister, regarding the impact on child poverty levels in Scotland, what assessment the Scottish Government has made of recent research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies on...
To ask the First Minister, in light of the reported number of serious and fatal accidents on the A9 trunk road in recent weeks, what progress is being made on the dualling project. (S6F-03264)
To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s work to roll out the carer support payment. (S6F-03280)
Does the First Minister share my concern about the rate at which Scotland-headquartered companies are being taken over by businesses elsewhere—specifically, and most recently in my...
Presiding Officer, “If you’re not satisfied with the service you receive, look beyond the practice and instead hold those with the power to improve matters to account. The...
In recent years there has been a significant growth in participation in tennis in Scotland, with more than 270,000 children playing at least once a year, a 29 per cent increase in children...
A recent study from researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science has indicated that, between 2010 and 2019, United Kingdom Government austerity spending cuts cost the...
I have been contacted by a constituent with a 38-year-old niece in Lanarkshire who has breast cancer. Treating that will ultimately affect her fertility but, because she has passed her 38th...
The Scottish Government’s plan to downgrade the neonatal intensive care unit at University hospital Wishaw is dangerous and flawed, and it will fail vulnerable babies and families in...
I declare an interest as the convener of the cross-party group on Taiwan. On 12 June, the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture met the Chinese consul...
My colleague Patrick Harvie has written to the First Minister and the Lord Advocate to request confirmation of what action Scottish ministers are taking in the light of the serious concerns that...
The next item of business is a debate on motions S6M-13771 and S6M-13772, in the name of John Swinney, on appointment of a Scottish minister and appointment of a junior Scottish minister. I...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-13746, in the name of Martin Whitfield, on behalf of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, on standing order rule...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-13758, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill at stage 1. I invite members who wish to speak...
The next item of business is consideration of motion S6M-13523, in the name of Shona Robison, on a financial resolution for the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill. ...
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...
There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first is, that motion S6M-13746, in the name of Martin Whitfield, on behalf of the Standards, Procedures and Public...
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-13487, in the name of Marie McNair, on action mesothelioma day 2024. The debate will be concluded without any question...
The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-13640, in the name of Beatrice Wishart, on rural and island digital connectivity challenges. The debate will be...
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.
