Join us for First Minister’s Questions live from the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, starting with General Questions to Ministers and followed by FMQs.
Scottish Parliament – First Minister’s Questions.
11:40am General Questions
Gordon MacDonald S6O-04394
1. To ask the Scottish Government how Scotland’s recorded crime rate compares with other areas of the UK.
Miles Briggs S6O-04395
2. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on state schools of the UK Government’s decision to make independent schools liable for VAT, how it plans to use any Barnett consequential funding resulting from this decision to support state schools.
Carol Mochan S6O-04396
3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported view of the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland that proposed changes to legislation on religious observance diverge from the recommendation by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to allow young people to independently opt out of religious observance at school.
Clare Adamson
4. [Not Lodged]
Emma Harper S6O-04398
5. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support increased levels of sport and physical activity in Dumfries and Galloway.
Stuart McMillan S6O-04399
6. To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed the future of Greenock police station with Police Scotland.
Evelyn Tweed S6O-04400
7. To ask the Scottish Government how it will work with the NHS to ensure that infrastructure is in place to meet demand for adult ADHD and autism assessments, in light of reports that NHS Forth Valley has closed its service.
Colin Beattie S6O-04401
8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Action 20 of the Housing to 2040 strategy to “streamline and accelerate the adaptations system”.
12:00pm First Minister’s Questions
Russell Findlay S6F-03858
1. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Anas Sarwar S6F-03859
2. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Patrick Harvie S6F-03860
3. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Marie McNair S6F-03867
4. To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government will mark International Women’s Day, and its theme of “Accelerating Action” to reach gender equality.
Annie Wells S6F-03870
5. To ask the First Minister what plans the Scottish Government has to tackle the reported rising number of cases of drug-driving.
Foysol Choudhury S6F-03871
6. To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on how the Scottish Government is working to tackle Islamophobia in Scotland, in light of reports that anti-Muslim hate incidents across the UK reached record levels in 2024.
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