First Minister’s Questions – 02/10/2025

Join us for First Minister’s Questions live from the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, starting with General Questions to Ministers and followed by First Minister’s Questions.

Scottish Parliament – First Minister’s Questions.

11:40am General Questions

Clare Haughey S6O-05010
1. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the closure of any Jobcentres in Scotland.

Maurice Golden S6O-05011
2. To ask the Scottish Government what the current state of readiness is for the upcoming ban on biodegradable municipal waste to landfill.

David Torrance S6O-05012
3. To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that Scotland remains at the forefront of hydrogen development and deployment.

Gordon MacDonald S6O-05013
4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the steps that it is taking to support innovation and entrepreneurship in Scotland.

Liam McArthur S6O-05014
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to reintroducing the “shared cabin” policy as a condition of the next Northern Isles Ferry Services contract.

Bob Doris S6O-05015
6. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the climate action secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how to encourage homeowners to decarbonise their properties as part of Scotland’s ambition to achieve net zero by 2045.

Stephen Kerr S6O-05016
7. To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has in place to ensure that public body officials do not misuse their position for personal gain.

Willie Rennie S6O-05017
8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will change the college and university funding frameworks to reflect the hybrid nature of Scotland’s Rural College, which has both higher and further education provision.

 

12:00pm First Minister’s Questions

Russell Findlay S6F-04341
1. Question to be taken in Chamber.

Anas Sarwar S6F-04342
2. Question to be taken in Chamber.

Ross Greer S6F-04343
3. Question to be taken in Chamber.

Gordon MacDonald S6F-04356
4. To ask the First Minister, regarding the potential impact on marginalised communities and public services in Scotland, what the Scottish Government’s response is to UK Government proposals to introduce a mandatory digital ID scheme.

Liz Smith S6F-04345
5. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on whether NHS Tayside should exempt legal claims by former patients of Professor Sam Eljamel from the three-year time-bar which is currently in place.

Jackie Baillie S6F-04352
6. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reported comments from the chair of the British Medical Association in Scotland, that Scotland’s NHS is “dying before our eyes”.

 

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