Parliament Live from Holyrood – 22/09/2026
Join us for Parliament Live from Holyrood including backbenchers’ FMQs and a Scottish Government Debate on Scotland’s Right to Decide.
Today’s Parliament Live from Holyrood includes backbenchers’ FMQs and a Scottish Government Debate on Scotland’s Right to Decide..
2:00pm – General Questions
1. Patricia Gibson (S7O-00251)
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Glasgow City Council regarding the pay of ASSIST workers.
2. Stephen Kerr (S7O-00252)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that frontline police officers are not routinely used to fill any gaps in mental health provision.
3. Katie Hagmann (S7O-00253)
To ask the Scottish Government what role Community Councils play in the national dialogue around Public Service Reform, in light of the number of democratically elected volunteers across Scotland that give up their time to serve on them.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
4. Holly Bruce (S7O-00254)
To ask the Scottish Government how it will include the experiences of LGBTQ+ families in its review of NHS IVF access criteria, in order to meet the review’s aims of broadening eligibility, improving access to fertility preservation and reducing waiting times.
5. Liam Kerr (S7O-00255)
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it uses when assessing proposals for new railway stations.
6. Victor Currie (S7O-00256)
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it took a year longer for Sparsentan and Kinpeygo to be approved for use by NHS Scotland in the treatment of kidney disease than it did for them to be approved for use in England.
7. Lorna Slater (S7O-00257)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to change the legislation governing short-term lets to ensure that properties operating as short-term lets in Edinburgh Central cannot do so without planning permission.
8. James Adams (S7O-00258)
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish further detail on its plan to reform public services.
First Minister’s Questions (Backbench Members)
Scottish Government Debate – Scotland’s Right to Decide
1. John Swinney (S7M-01264) – Scotland’s Right to Decide
That the Parliament agrees that Scotland is a nation that has a right to decide its own future.
Committee Announcements
Business Motions
Parliamentary Bureau Motions.
5:30pm – Decision Time.
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