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
Michelle Thomson (S6O-05371)
To ask the Scottish Government what the current status is of its plans to add sex to the characteristics covered by the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021.
Claire Baker (S6O-05372)
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Mid Scotland and Fife who are eligible for the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment have not yet received their payment for winter 2025-26.
Rhoda Grant (S6O-05373)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the independent review of maternity services in Caithness, including the remit and timescale of the review, and what detail has been shared with relevant duty bearers.
Jamie Hepburn (S6O-05374)
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the importance of the supply chain to the Scotch whisky industry.
Sue Webber (S6O-05375)
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether reliance on local enforcement to tackle antisocial and dangerous e-scooter use is creating a postcode lottery in public safety, with some communities protected and others left exposed.
Liz Smith (S6O-05376)
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the open letter from Scotland’s elite swimming athletes sent to the First Minister on 6 November 2025.
Bill Kidd (S6O-05377)
To ask the Scottish Government how the measures announced in its draft Budget for 2026-27 will further its aims of tackling child poverty.
Evelyn Tweed (S6O-05378)
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards implementing the concluding observations of the seventh state party review of the UK by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, where they apply to devolved matters.
12:00pm First Minister’s Questions
Russell Findlay (S6F-04574)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Anas Sarwar (S6F-04575)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Gillian Mackay (S6F-04576)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Keith Brown (S6F-04587)
To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update regarding the Scottish Government’s latest engagement with the UK Government in relation to the distribution of Local Growth Fund allocations in Scotland.
Douglas Ross (S6F-04578)
To ask the First Minister for what reason the Scottish Government is going to court to continue to allow it to house male prisoners in the female prison estate, in light of any projections it has made of the cost to taxpayers in Scotland of challenging the Supreme Court ruling in this way.
Pam Duncan-Glancy (S6F-04588)
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to findings published by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow indicating that a majority of clinicians anticipate practical challenges in implementing the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.
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