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
Edward Mountain (S6O-05139)
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it received in relation to the decision to allow the continued use of electro-fishing for razor clams beyond January 2025, when the trial that started in February 2018 was due to end.
Emma Harper (S6O-05140)
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to help deliver regeneration in the south west, including any plans for future infrastructure and housing investment.
Pauline McNeill (S6O-05141)
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the impact on Glasgow’s economy, and the wider regional economy, of the absence of a rail link from Glasgow Airport to the city centre.
Gordon MacDonald (S6O-05142)
To ask the Scottish Government what impact its transport policies are having on people in the Edinburgh Pentlands constituency.
Annabelle Ewing (S6O-05143)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made an assessment of the potential economic benefits of the reinstatement of an international ferry route from Rosyth.
Craig Hoy (S6O-05144)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to increase income tax in the forthcoming Scottish Budget.
Fergus Ewing (S6O-05145)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request that the Auditor General conducts an investigation into the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round, in light of the finding in the Future Economy Scotland report, Rethinking ScotWind: Maximising Scotland’s offshore wind potential, that, on a per megawatt basis, a comparable leasing round in England and Wales is projected to raise up to 40 times more than the £755 million raised in one-off fees in Scotland.
David Torrance (S6O-05146)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the steps it is taking to support households struggling with energy bill debt.
12:00pm First Minister’s Questions
Russell Findlay (S6F-04432)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Anas Sarwar (S6F-04433)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Alex Cole-Hamilton (S6F-04434)
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Kevin Stewart (S6F-04452)
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the report on regional economic growth by former University of Glasgow principal, Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli.
Rachael Hamilton (S6F-04455)
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will maintain its manifesto commitment to freeze income tax rates and bands.
Ariane Burgess (S6F-04446)
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government is still on track to restore 250,000 hectares of peatland by 2030.
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