What's On

Alexander Burnett (S6O-04029)

To ask the Scottish Government what correspondence it has had with the UK Government regarding its proposed reforms to electricity infrastructure consenting in Scotland.

Submitting member has a registered interest.

Official Report available for S6O-04029

Rona Mackay (S6O-04030)

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that students with additional support needs receive adequate resources and tailored educational support.

Official Report available for S6O-04030

Douglas Lumsden (S6O-04031)

To ask the Scottish Government what is being done to address the reported shortage of forensic pathologists across Scotland.

Official Report available for S6O-04031

Meghan Gallacher (S6O-04032)

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to the nightclub industry, in light of the Night Time Industries Association’s launch of The Last Night Out campaign.

Official Report available for S6O-04032

Collette Stevenson (S6O-04033)

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its policies and collaboration with local authorities to ensure that support is provided to pupils who cannot attend school for medical reasons.

Official Report available for S6O-04033

Rachael Hamilton (S6O-04034)

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Cross Border Connection proposals for the Scottish Borders.

Official Report available for S6O-04034

Jeremy Balfour (S6O-04035)

To ask the Scottish Government what consultations it has held with businesses in advance of its 2025-26 Budget.

Official Report available for S6O-04035

Bill Kidd (S6O-04036)

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the potential impact on Scotland's finances, how much it estimates will be raised in increased taxes in Scotland in 2025-26 as a result of the UK Autumn Budget.

Official Report available for S6O-04036

Russell Findlay (S6F-03564)

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Official Report available for S6F-03564

Anas Sarwar (S6F-03565)

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Official Report available for S6F-03565

Patrick Harvie (S6F-03566)

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Official Report available for S6F-03566

Kenneth Gibson (S6F-03592)

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the UK Government’s reported allocation of between £295 million and £330 million to cover the increase in employer national insurance contributions for the public sector in Scotland.

Official Report available for S6F-03592

Meghan Gallacher (S6F-03572)

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to reduce the length of time that children are placed in temporary accommodation.

Official Report available for S6F-03572

Jackie Baillie (S6F-03591)

To ask the First Minister for what reason at least 69,000 patients reportedly waited more than an hour to be triaged in A&E departments in the first half of this year.

Official Report available for S6F-03591

Christine Grahame (S6M-14645)

That the Parliament congratulates Tweeddale Youth Action (TYA) on celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024; notes that TYA, based in Peebles, provides a range of services to local young people, in addition to youth club drop-ins, excursions and holiday programmes, and also running the innovative Food Punks and Bike Punks initiatives; understands that Food Punks, a catering enterprise providing training to young people, has recently secured its first permanent premises on Peebles High Street, where it hopes to open a pizza shop, which will provide further hospitality training and employment opportunities for young people; further understands that Bike Punks also continues to go from strength to strength, with a workshop based in Innerleithen, tying in to the strong mountain biking presence in the area, which provides training on welding and repairing bicycles; believes that TYA has shown a genuinely innovative approach to improving the lives of local young people over its 25 years, which would not have been possible without the continuing hard work of the team of dedicated TYA staff, volunteers and trustees; wishes everyone involved the very best for the future, and recognises the contribution of youth work across Scotland in improving outcomes for young people.

Further details available for S6M-14645

Paul O'Kane (S6O-04046)

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consult MSP staff trade unions before deciding on uprating the Staff Cost Provision in the 2025-26 financial year. 

Submitting member has a registered interest.

Official Report available for S6O-04046

Tess White (S6O-04043)

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will provide an update on the output of the working group that was established to review the visitor experience in the chamber.

Official Report available for S6O-04043

Stephen Kerr (S6O-04039)

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what progress has been made on the development of a Scottish Parliament app.

Official Report available for S6O-04039

Elena Whitham (S6O-04053)

Official Report available for S6O-04053

Lorna Slater (S6O-04051)

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how it ensures that parliamentary staff are properly recognised and compensated for all of the work that they do for the Parliament, including any specific project work that is over and above their normal responsibilities.

Official Report available for S6O-04051

Liz Smith (S6O-04049)

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will provide an update on the access and exiting arrangements for the underground car park.

Official Report available for S6O-04049

Richard Leonard (S6O-04055)

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will provide an update on the training of MSPs and staff on duties under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.

Official Report available for S6O-04055

Martin Whitfield (S6O-04045)

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what support is provided to MSPs when representing the Parliament at external engagements.

Official Report available for S6O-04045

Stuart McMillan (S6O-04054)

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consider making mental health first aid awareness training mandatory for all MSPs and their staff, to support them with their own mental health, and in light of the significant number of people that MSPs and their staff support on a daily basis who may be in crisis or dealing with longstanding mental health issues.

Sandesh Gulhane (S6O-04047)

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will give consideration to expanding the Parliament's medical equipment. 

Submitting member has a registered interest.

Mark Ruskell (S6O-04050)

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what consideration has been given to reviewing its parental leave policies.

Ross Greer (S6O-04040)

[Withdrawn]

Kenneth Gibson (S6O-04021)

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the potential impact on population trends, what its response is to National Records of Scotland data showing that 2023 had the lowest number of recorded births since records began in 1855.

Official Report available for S6O-04021

Paul O'Kane (S6O-04022)

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported disproportionately lower levels of social security uptake among ethnic minority groups.

Official Report available for S6O-04022

Jamie Greene (S6O-04023)

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported comments from the director of the human rights charity, Making Rights Real, that "the long arm of the government often stretches to silence organisations that receive funding from the state".

Official Report available for S6O-04023

James Dornan (S6O-04024)

[Withdrawn]

Karen Adam (S6O-04025)

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available this winter to people on low incomes, particularly as temperatures drop and in light of the reported predicted increase in energy prices.

Official Report available for S6O-04025

Tim Eagle (S6O-04026)

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many houses have been built in rural communities, as a direct result of funding from the Rural and Islands Housing Fund, since the fund was established.

Official Report available for S6O-04026

Sandesh Gulhane (S6O-04027)

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to redrafting its Disability Equality Plan, in light of the reported criticisms from the organisations that were asked to be involved in its co-production.

Official Report available for S6O-04027

Foysol Choudhury (S6O-04028)

To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work on diversity, inclusion and equalities, what recent discussions the Minister for Equalities has had with ministerial colleagues regarding work to tackle Islamophobia.

Official Report available for S6O-04028

Paul McLennan (S6M-15605)

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Housing (Scotland) Bill.

Further details available for S6M-15605

Shona Robison (S6M-15211)

That the Parliament, for the purposes of any Act of the Scottish Parliament resulting from the Housing (Scotland) Bill, agrees to—

(a)  any expenditure of a kind referred to in Rule 9.12.3A of the Parliament’s Standing Orders arising in consequence of the Act, and

(b)  any charge or payment in relation to which Rule 9.12.4 of the Parliament’s Standing Orders applies arising in consequence of the Act.

Further details available for S6M-15211

Mairi Gougeon (S6M-15637)

That the Parliament notes the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee’s consideration and recommendation of three appointments to the Scottish Land Commission at its meeting on 12 November 2024; welcomes the Committee’s recommendation that the Parliament approves the appointment of Dr Lucy Beattie and Dr Calum MacLeod as Land Commissioners to the Scottish Land Commission and the appointment of Robert Black as Tenant Farming Commissioner to the Scottish Land Commission, and approves the appointments as required by section 10 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.

Further details available for S6M-15637