Join us for First Minister’s Questions, live from the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, starting with General Questions to Ministers, followed by First Minister’s Questions.
Scottish Parliament – First Minister’s Questions.
11:40am General Questions
1. Mark Ruskell (S6O-05664)
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of NHS Tayside having stopped accepting referrals for children without co-existing mental health disorders in March 2025, what further action it has taken to support children in accessing timely autism spectrum disorder assessments.
2. Liam Kerr (S6O-05665)
To ask the Scottish Government how it expects NHS Grampian to address a projected deficit of £76 million for 2026-27, in light of it having already made £62 million of savings in 2025-26 and requiring a further £40 million of budget reductions in 2026-27.
3. Douglas Lumsden (S6O-05666)
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS boards regarding the 2017 Best Start plan to downgrade the number of level 3 neonatal intensive care units from eight to three.
4. Dr Sandesh Gulhane (S6O-05667)
To ask the Scottish Government how it would assess its handling of the NHS.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
5. Jeremy Balfour (S6O-05668)
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether the current levels of Pupil Support Assistant staffing in schools to support pupils with Additional Support for Learning are adequate, including steps required where shortages exist.
6. Douglas Ross (S6O-05669)
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Lord Advocate briefed the First Minister that suspects arrested on alleged embezzlement charges as part of Operation Branchform were not being charged, before the individuals themselves had been notified.
7. Craig Hoy (S6O-05670)
To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement it has had with Police Scotland and law enforcement agencies regarding actions to disrupt illegal drug activities, including cannabis farming.
8. Fergus Ewing (S6O-05671)
To ask the Scottish Government whether the planned restoration of all vaccination services for children at GP practices in NHS Highland will go ahead from April.
12:00pm First Minister’s Questions
1. Russell Findlay (S6F-04755)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
2. Anas Sarwar (S6F-04756)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
3. Gillian Mackay (S6F-04757)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
4. Stuart McMillan (S6F-04772)
To ask the First Minister, following the Union Street fire in Glasgow, what discussions the Scottish Government has had with Network Rail regarding the organisation having a greater say over what types of businesses can be located in close vicinity to key transport hubs such as Glasgow Central.
5. Edward Mountain (S6F-04773)
To ask the First Minister what plans the Scottish Government has to regulate deposit fees in care homes.
6. Katy Clark (S6F-04758)
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that the Scottish Information Commissioner is taking legal advice on further legal action against the Scottish Government and his comments that he “can no longer trust the Government to handle this information unsupervised”.
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