Join us for John Swinney’s first First Minister’s Questions live from the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, starting with General Questions to Ministers.
Scottish Parliament – First Minister’s Questions.
11:40am General Questions
Marie McNair S6O-03412
1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what work it is doing to ensure that teachers get permanent contracts.
Ruth Maguire S6O-03413
2. To ask the Scottish Government how a public health approach to justice can reduce crime and make communities safer.
Annie Wells S6O-03414
3. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any reduction in the number of taxis in Glasgow as a result of the introduction of the Low Emission Zone in June 2023.
Michael Marra S6O-03415
4. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to address any issues in relation to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the college and university estate.
Stuart McMillan S6O-03416
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is working to increase the number of rapid charge EV points.
Pauline McNeill S6O-03417
6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to issue guidance to schools encouraging them to prohibit the use of mobile phones by pupils.
Finlay Carson S6O-03418
7. To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of Historic Environment Scotland properties remain partially closed subject to safety checks.
Clare Adamson S6O-03419
8. To ask the Scottish Government what support is in place for disabled and neurodiverse legal practitioners in Scotland’s courts system.
12:00pm First Minister’s Questions
Douglas Ross S6F-03088
1. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Anas Sarwar S6F-03089
2. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Patrick Harvie S6F-03090
3. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Michelle Thomson S6F-03100
4. To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Government is providing to women in enterprise.
Jamie Greene S6F-03107
5. To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s progress towards its target to increase the number of residential rehabilitation beds in Scotland to 650 by 2026.
Pauline McNeill S6F-03095
6. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service continued to prosecute postmasters when there was evidence that the Horizon computer system used by the Post Office was flawed.
Alexander Stewart S6F-03103
7. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that Scotland has the highest suicide rate in the UK, with young men being three times more likely to die than women.
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