First Minister’s Questions, live from the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood.
Scottish Parliament – First Minister’s Questions.
11:40am General Questions
Mark McDonald S5O-03076
1. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that children with complex needs and medical conditions are appropriately supported in their education.
Ross Greer S5O-03077
2. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of further delays in reopening Hunterston nuclear power station, what discussions it has had with the Office for Nuclear Regulation to ensure that it will not be allowed to reopen unless safety standards are met.
Michelle Ballantyne S5O-03078
3. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether schools should have a zero-tolerance policy toward violent behaviour.
Lewis Macdonald S5O-03079
4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that enough has been done to address workforce concerns regarding helicopter safety in the North Sea since the disaster 10 years ago this week.
Gil Paterson S5O-03080
5. To ask the Scottish Government what recent meetings it has had with ScotRail and Network Rail regarding the efficiency of services using Milngavie station.
John Scott S5O-03081
6. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Ayrshire and Arran and South Ayrshire Council regarding the reported shortage of funded packages of care in South Ayrshire.
Gordon Lindhurst S5O-03082
7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission regarding its proposed budget and levy for 2019-20.
Richard Lyle S5O-03083
8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to ascertain how many people have epilepsy, in light of figures not being held centrally.
Colin Smyth
9. [Not Lodged]
Rhoda Grant S5O-03085
10. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to Orkney and Shetland island councils to continue to operate inter-islands ferries services.
12:00pm First Minister’s Questions
Jackson Carlaw S5F-03202
1. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Richard Leonard S5F-03203
2. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Alison Johnstone S5F-03204
3. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Emma Harper S5F-03221
4. To ask the First Minister what progress is being made with the implementation of Frank’s Law.
Liam Kerr S5F-03222
5. To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will make it mandatory for local authorities to adopt care and risk management practices, in light of reports that some councils are not monitoring children and young people who display harmful behaviour.
Elaine Smith S5F-03223
6. To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will consider bringing forward the introduction of an income supplement, in light of two recent reports predicting an increase in child poverty.