First Minister’s Questions – 13/03/2025

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

Maurice Golden S6O-04426
1. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it will reportedly not meet the target to reduce Scotland’s food waste by 33% by 2025.

Evelyn Tweed S6O-04427
2. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase democratic engagement, in line with the powers outlined in the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025.

John Mason S6O-04428
3. To ask the Scottish Government how it controls budgets relating to public inquiries.

Pam Duncan-Glancy S6O-04429
4. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the experience of support staff in schools.

Bob Doris
5. [Not Lodged]

Brian Whittle S6O-04431
6. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its reported positive impact on educational attainment, how it ensures that the education system provides pupils with a wide range of opportunities to participate in sport.

Michelle Thomson S6O-04432
7. To ask the Scottish Government what further engagement it has had with Ineos, in light of recent reports of additional redundancies related to the closure of the Grangemouth refinery.

Collette Stevenson
8. [Withdrawn]

 

12:00pm First Minister’s Questions

Russell Findlay S6F-03889
1. Question to be taken in Chamber.

Anas Sarwar S6F-03890
2. Question to be taken in Chamber.

Patrick Harvie S6F-03891
3. Question to be taken in Chamber.

Christine Grahame S6F-03892
4. To ask the First Minister, regarding any potential impact on planning legislation in Scotland, what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that the UK Government has proposed giving people living near power infrastructure hundreds of pounds off their bills each year.

Jamie Greene S6F-03906
5. To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is considering to further support Scotland’s universities, in light of reports that the University of the West of Scotland reported a multi-million pound deficit in the last financial year, with other universities across Scotland in a similar financial position.

Carol Mochan S6F-03900
6. To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on how the Scottish Government is working to improve healthy life expectancy.

 

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