Parliament Live from Holyrood – 14/01/2025
Join us for Parliament Live from Holyrood with a Scottish Government debate on Scotland’s Support to the Culture Sector and a Ministerial Statement on Winter Heating Payments.
2:00pm – Topical Questions
Carol Mochan S6T-02277
1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent the spread of avian influenza, following the outbreak in Kirriemuir.
Douglas Ross S6T-02279
2. To ask the Scottish Government what early assessment it has made following the opening of the safer drug consumption facility, The Thistle.
Ministerial Statement on Winter Heating Payment.
Scottish Government Debate – Scotland’s Support to the Culture Sector
Angus Robertson S6M-16092 – Valuing Culture: Scotland’s Support to the Culture Sector
That the Parliament celebrates arts and culture in Scotland in all their diverse forms, past, present and emerging; recognises the transformational impact that they can have on people’s lives across Scotland; welcomes the economic contribution that the cultural and creative industries workforces make to society and the economy; acknowledges the importance of the community culture sector, and commends the innovative local organisations, in both rural and urban areas, for the work that they do to support participation in cultural pursuits; considers that a strong and successful culture sector is central to the prosperity of the nation; welcomes that, against a backdrop of cultural funding being cut by the UK Government, the draft Scottish Government Budget for 2025-26 increases frontline culture funding by £34 million, and believes that Scotland’s cultural communities can be supported to continue to develop and innovate in exhibition, performance and participation in Scotland’s artistic life.
Business Motions
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5:00pm – Decision Time
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