Mercher, 4 Medi 2024
Good afternoon. The first item of business today is portfolio questions, and the first portfolio this afternoon is Deputy First Minister responsibilities, economy and Gaelic. I remind...
To ask the Scottish Government whether its decision not to make survivors of abuse at Fornethy house eligible for Scotland’s redress scheme was due to budgetary pressures. (S6O-03653)
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it decided that survivors of abuse at Fornethy house should not be eligible to access Scotland’s redress scheme. (S6O-03659)
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with United Kingdom Government counterparts regarding future plans for the shared prosperity and levelling up funds. (S6O-03654)
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding support for any businesses impacted by the ban on wood-burning stoves in...
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to implement the policy announced in March 2022 in regard to companies maintaining trade links with Russia following the invasion of...
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contribution that house building makes to the Scottish economy. (S6O-03657)
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Harland & Wolff regarding any potential job losses at its yards in Methil in the Kirkcaldy constituency and Arnish on...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development of its green industrial strategy and its commitment to leverage up to £500 million over the next five...
The next portfolio is finance and local government. Again, if a member wishes to ask a supplementary question, they should press their request-to-speak button during the relevant question.
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met North Lanarkshire Council and what was discussed. (S6O-03661)
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to local authorities whose housing stock and former housing stock requires demolition and rebuilding due to the presence of...
To ask the Scottish Government, in line with the agreed procedure, whether it will provide the Scottish Fiscal Commission with a public sector pay policy ahead of its budget for 2025-26....
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recently published Government expenditure and revenue figures, which reportedly show a £2,400 dividend in the last year for every...
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to fund any pay increases for local government employees. (S6O-03665)
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions the finance secretary has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding public spending, in light of the Prime Minister’s remarks...
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its reported decision to instruct local authorities to divert money from the nature restoration fund towards local government pay settlements, what...
The next item of business is a statement by John Swinney on the programme for government 2024-25. The statement will then be debated, so there should be no interventions or interruptions.
The next item of business is a debate on the programme for government 2024-25. I would be grateful if members who wish to speak in the debate were to press their request-to-speak button. I call...
The next item of business is consideration of two business motions. The first motion, S6M-14305, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, sets out a business...
The next item of business is consideration of three Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S6M-14307, on approval of a Scottish...
One question is to be put as a result of today’s business, if no one objects to my proposal to ask a single question on three Parliamentary Bureau motions. The question is, that...
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.
