Meeting of the Parliament, Continued

Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Questions Paul O'Kane S6O-04046 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consult MSP staff trade unions before deciding on uprating the Staff Cost Provision in the 2025-26 financial year. Tess White S6O-04043 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will provide an update on the output of the working group that was established to review the visitor experience in the chamber. Stephen Kerr S6O-04039 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what progress has been made on the development of a Scottish Parliament app. Elena Whitham S6O-04053 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will review whether the Parliament is providing sufficient resourcing for the Legislation Team to support MSPs to lodge amendments to Bills. Lorna Slater S6O-04051 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how it ensures that parliamentary staff are properly recognised and compensated for all of the work that they do for the Parliament, including any specific project work that is over and above their normal responsibilities. Liz Smith S6O-04049 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will provide an update on the access and exiting arrangements for the underground car park. Richard Leonard S6O-04055 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will provide an update on the training of MSPs and staff on duties under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. Martin Whitfield S6O-04045 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what support is provided to MSPs when representing the Parliament at external engagements. Stuart McMillan S6O-04054 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consider making mental health first aid awareness training mandatory for all MSPs and their staff, to support them with their own mental health, and in light of the significant number of people that MSPs and their staff support on a daily basis who may be in crisis or dealing with longstanding mental health issues. Sandesh Gulhane S6O-04047 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will give consideration to expanding the Parliament's medical equipment. Mark Ruskell S6O-04050 To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what consideration has been given to reviewing its parental leave policies. Ross Greer [Withdrawn] followed by Portfolio Questions Social Justice Kenneth Gibson S6O-04021 1. To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the potential impact on population trends, what its response is to National Records of Scotland data showing that 2023 had the lowest number of recorded births since records began in 1855. Paul O'Kane S6O-04022 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported disproportionately lower levels of social security uptake among ethnic minority groups. Jamie Greene S6O-04023 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported comments from the director of the human rights charity, Making Rights Real, that "the long arm of the government often stretches to silence organisations that receive funding from the state". James Dornan 4. [Withdrawn] Karen Adam S6O-04025 5. To ask the Scottish Government what support is available this winter to people on low incomes, particularly as temperatures drop and in light of the reported predicted increase in energy prices. Tim Eagle S6O-04026 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many houses have been built in rural communities, as a direct result of funding from the Rural and Islands Housing Fund, since the fund was established. Sandesh Gulhane S6O-04027 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to redrafting its Disability Equality Plan, in light of the reported criticisms from the organisations that were asked to be involved in its co-production. Foysol Choudhury S6O-04028 8. To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work on diversity, inclusion and equalities, what recent discussions the Minister for Equalities has had with ministerial colleagues regarding work to tackle Islamophobia. followed by Ministerial Statement: Supporting Older People with Increasing Energy Costs followed by Ministerial Statement: A96 Corridor Review Publication followed by Stage 1 Debate: Housing (Scotland) Bill Paul McLennan S6M-15605 That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Housing (Scotland) Bill. followed by Appointments of Commissioners of the Scottish Land Commission Mairi Gougeon S6M-15637 That the Parliament notes the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee’s consideration and recommendation of three appointments to the Scottish Land Commission at its meeting on 12 November 2024; welcomes the Committee’s recommendation that the Parliament approves the appointment of Dr Lucy Beattie and Dr Calum MacLeod as Land Commissioners to the Scottish Land Commission and the appointment of Robert Black as Tenant Farming Commissioner to the Scottish Land Commission, and approves the appointments as required by section 10 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016. followed by Decision Time