Join us for First Minister’s Questions with John Swinney facing questions from opposition party leaders and a Scottish Government Debate on Eradicating Child Poverty.
Scottish Parliament – First Minister’s Questions.
1.30pm – General Questions
1. David Smith (S7O-00164)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the increase in reported and attempted rapes throughout Scotland.
2. Mark Griffin (S7O-00165)
To ask the Scottish Government whether, when briefed by officials on the full business case for the Monklands Replacement Project in March 2026, the then Minister for Public Health considered the £2.1 billion proposal to be at risk of rejection.
3. Steven Bonnar (S7O-00166)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that people with complex needs, including mental ill health and problematic substance use, receive joined-up support and continuity of care.
4. Bob Doris (S7O-00167)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support access to link workers and social prescribing in areas of Glasgow where SIMD data may mask levels of poverty.
5. Julie MacDougall (S7O-00168)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in response to the joint statement from all local authority chief social work officers declaring an emergency in the social care system, particularly in relation to the shortage of homes and social care for vulnerable children.
6. Amanda Lindsay (S7O-00169)
To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to churches following the closure of the UK-wide Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
7. Martyn Day (S7O-00170)
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Scotland regarding the provision of focal therapy treatment for prostate cancer patients within NHS Forth Valley.
8. Mark Ruskell (S7O-00171)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to further update planning guidance in relation to the development of hyperscale data centres, following the new data centre planning direction issued on 17 August 2026.
9. Calum Kerr (S7O-00172)
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the debrief report on the Green Cleugh wildfire that impacted 17 hectares of land in the Pentland Hills in the Midlothian South, Tweedale and Lauderdale constituency earlier in 2026.
10. Heather Anderson (S7O-00173)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what discussions it has had with senior leadership at the University of Dundee regarding the university’s ongoing programme of organisational change.
2:00pm First Minister’s Questions
1. Malcolm Offord (S7F-00026)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
2. Jackie Baillie (S7F-00027)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
3. Ross Greer (S7F-00028)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
4. Russell Findlay (S7F-00029)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
5. Alex Cole-Hamilton (S7F-00030)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Ministerial Statement – Cairngorms Wildfire
Scottish Government Debate – Programme for Government – Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission
Business Motions
Parliamentary Bureau Motions.
5:00pm – Decision Time.
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