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
Roz McCall S6O-04978
1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest Homelessness in Scotland statistics.
Ben Macpherson
2. [Withdrawn]
Jamie Halcro Johnston S6O-04980
3. To ask the Scottish Government how many free personal care hours were assessed by local authorities to be needed, but were subsequently not delivered, in 2024-25.
Liam McArthur S6O-04981
4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Orkney regarding reported delays in ophthalmology appointments for patients.
Maggie Chapman S6O-04982
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any discussions that it has had with Police Scotland about the policing of protests outside hotels and other accommodation for people seeking asylum.
Jackie Dunbar S6O-04983
6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the steps that it is taking to increase service capacity in GP practices within NHS Grampian.
Clare Haughey S6O-04984
7. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports youth employment in the Rutherglen constituency, including through employability services.
Emma Roddick S6O-04985
8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Distress Brief Intervention programme.
12:00pm First Minister’s Questions
Russell Findlay S6F-04318
1. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Anas Sarwar S6F-04319
2. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Ross Greer S6F-04320
3. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Elena Whitham S6F-04335
4. To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of any implications for its work to address poverty amongst older people of recent findings by the Living Wage Foundation that a majority of people on a low-income pension in the UK are unable to cover basic living costs.
Brian Whittle S6F-04327
5. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that proposed changes to the counting method for NHS waiting lists will result in numbers falling despite no more patients being seen.
Foysol Choudhury S6F-04336
6. To ask the First Minister what urgent action the Scottish Government is taking in light of Public Health Scotland’s estimate that dementia in Scotland is set to rise by more than 50% by 2044.
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