Iau, 5 Medi 2024
The first item of business is general question time. In order to get in as many members as possible, I would be grateful for succinct questions, and answers to match.
To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs last met with the chief constable of Police Scotland. (S6O-03677)
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support communities to bring derelict buildings back into use as houses. (S6O-03678)
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on mitigating any United Kingdom Government reductions to UK-wide benefits since 2019. (S6O-03679)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of the most recent annual update on suicide statistics showing that people living in Scotland’s most deprived areas are 2.5...
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported significant increase in shoplifting recorded in Scotland. (S6O-03682)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any steps that it is taking to ensure that any increases in the Scottish Police Authority resource budget continue to support...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to take any action in relation to reported concerns regarding how the 2018 GP contract is working in the Highlands and Islands. (S6O-03684)
Yesterday, John Swinney said that eradicating child poverty would be his Government’s top priority. However, since his statement, we have heard the following. Fiona King of Save...
I take the opportunity to welcome the election of a new United Kingdom Labour Government and to congratulate Keir Starmer on becoming Prime Minister. I am sure that all members in the chamber...
Free school meals for all primary school children were a commitment that the Scottish Greens secured back in 2021. That was being delivered when we were in government. The policy right up until...
To ask the First Minister what analysis the Scottish Government is undertaking of any impact that reductions to winter fuel payments will have on people in Scotland. (S6F-03302)
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the recently published report, “Education Outcomes for Looked After Children 2022/23”. (S6F-03289)
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking in response to reports that newly qualified nurses are unable to find employment in the national health service despite...
Yesterday’s exclusive article in The Courier made it very clear that, to date, the Scottish Government has not had any engagement with the Libyan authorities about...
The First Minister will share my astonishment that the United Kingdom Labour Government has shamefully cut £140 million to £160 million in winter fuel payments to Scottish pensioners...
I know that the First Minister will want to join me in welcoming today’s superb news of the provision by the new United Kingdom Labour Government of £30 million of funding for life...
The First Minister will be aware of reports that more than 400 jobs are at risk at the Mitsubishi Electric plant in Livingston. That announcement could have a significant social and economic...
Residents of New Cumnock have raised concerns about raw sewage being dumped in the area, under the guise of a land restoration project. Locals believe that to be a health and safety hazard that...
Human rights organisations such as the Scottish Human Rights Commission, Amnesty and the Human Rights Consortium have described the Government’s abandonment of human rights legislation...
Parents, carers and pupils in Motherwell and Wishaw have repeatedly raised concerns after the Labour administration in North Lanarkshire, with support from the Conservatives, cut school transport...
As the First Minister will be aware, since plans for a new Galloway national park were announced over the summer, there has been significant and growing opposition to the proposal, which now...
The next item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-14137, in the name of Sarah Boyack, on recognising the UN’s Declaration on Future Generations. The debate will be...
Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio questions, and the portfolio on this occasion is net zero and energy, and transport. I invite members who wish to ask a...
I remind members of my voluntary entry in the register of members’ interests. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to implement Scotland’s national...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of its position on the reintroduction of peak fares on ScotRail trains. (S6O-03670)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review its goal of decarbonising transport, in light of its reported decision to increase fares and reduce services on Scotland’s railways....
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with Network Rail and ScotRail with regards to improving the Dumfries-Glasgow train service. (S6O-03672)
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to assist local authorities with repairing potholes, in light of reports of the detrimental impact that large numbers of potholes are having on drivers...
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve road safety on the A75. (S6O-03674)
To ask the Scottish Government what its priorities are for COP29, which will take place in Baku later this year. (S6O-03675)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the dualling of the A9. (S6O-03676)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-14322, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on the programme for government—eradicating child poverty. I invite members who wish to participate...
There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Miles Briggs is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Maggie...
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.
