Join us for First Minister’s Questions in its revised timeslot as John Swinney faces questions from opposition party leaders.
Scottish Parliament – First Minister’s Questions.
1.30pm – Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by
General Questions
1. Marie McNair (S7O-00010)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to curb vaping among young people.
2. David Barratt (S7O-00011)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to bring forward the delivery of a new Lochgelly Health Centre before 2031.
3. Patrick Harvie (S7O-00012)
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address harm caused by disinformation and conspiracy theories, including climate denial propaganda.
4. Maggie Chapman (S7O-00013)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to address reported concerns that implementing recent Equalities and Human Rights Commission guidance on single sex spaces will put at increased risk both transgender people and cisgender people who present in gender non-conforming ways.
5. Clare Haughey (S7O-00014)
To ask the Scottish Government how it will support Police Scotland and local authorities to tackle youth disorder over the summer months.
6. Stephen Kerr (S7O-00015)
To ask the Scottish Government what actions it will take to help ensure clear and transparent sentencing.
7. Alan Brown (S7O-00016)
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of future journey times on cross-border services between Scotland and London once HS2 is operational, including how passenger service and demand will be affected.
8. Laura Moodie (S7O-00017)
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Stagecoach regarding the reported ongoing punctuality and cancellation issues affecting the X74 service between Dumfries and Glasgow, including what steps are being taken to ensure value for money when services fall below acceptable reliability standards.
9. Michael Marra (S7O-00018)
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there should be parity of access to justice for all former patients affected by the actions of Sam Eljamel, regardless of whether treatment was received through NHS Tayside or privately.
10. Ariane Burgess (S7O-00019)
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported growing number of people swimming in Scotland’s open waters, what consideration it is giving to introducing legislation equivalent to the Clean Water Bill that is being brought forward by the UK Government.
2:00pm First Minister’s Questions
1. Malcolm Offord (S7F-00006)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
2. Anas Sarwar (S7F-00007)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
3. Ross Greer (S7F-00008)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
4. Russell Findlay (S7F-00009)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
5. Alex Cole-Hamilton (S7F-00010)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Scottish Government Debate – Wealth Taxation for Public Services
1. Jenny Gilruth (S7M-00249) – Wealth Taxation for Public Services
That the Parliament believes in fair, progressive and sustainable taxation to support the delivery of public services; welcomes the progress made towards the creation of a private jet tax and a mansion tax; supports actions to go further and seek the powers necessary to take action on so-called ghost flights of private planes; recognises that Scotland’s current powers limit the scope for additional wealth taxation, and endorses the Scottish Government’s plans to explore what further steps could be taken either within the current system or with full fiscal powers.
Business Motions
Parliamentary Bureau Motions.
5:00pm – Decision Time.
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