Meeting of the Parliament, Continued

Social Justice Willie Rennie S6O-02696 1. To ask the Scottish Government what the current average processing time is for Adult Disability Payment applications. Bob Doris S6O-02697 2. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports older people living in poverty to maximise their income. Maurice Golden S6O-02698 3. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the social justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how to improve access to energy efficient housing in rural communities Oliver Mundell S6O-02699 4. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to third sector organisations in Dumfriesshire to tackle inequalities and support disabled people and people with additional support needs, including supporting them into the workplace. Rhoda Grant S6O-02700 5. To ask the Scottish Government how it works collaboratively to tackle depopulation in rural areas of the Highlands and Islands region. Jackie Baillie S6O-02701 6. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle the reported record levels of homelessness in Scotland. Sharon Dowey S6O-02702 7. To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to local authorities to help reduce the number of people on social housing waiting lists. Russell Findlay S6O-02703 8. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the social justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the impact of crime on poverty. followed by Scottish Government Debate: Fair Work in a Wellbeing Economy Neil Gray S6M-11161 That the Parliament agrees that the position of the UK Government on trade union legislation, industrial relations and employment law works against the ambitions to make Scotland a fair work nation; recognises that the current approach of the UK Government contributes to lower productivity and higher inequality than is the case in countries comparable to Scotland, and calls, therefore, for the devolution of employment powers to the Scottish Parliament, as supported by the Scottish Trades Union Congress. Murdo Fraser S6M-11161.2 As an amendment to motion S6M-11161 in the name of Neil Gray (Fair Work in a Wellbeing Economy), leave out from “agrees” to end and insert “acknowledges that the Scottish Government’s own economic record is characterised by sluggish growth and a lack of competitiveness; notes that progress in fair work and economic prosperity can only be achieved through a collaborative approach with the UK Government, rather than by advocating for further devolution of employment powers, which is not supported by the business community, and urges the Scottish Government to change tack and focus on effective, pro-market policies and measures to improve Scotland's economic situation and job prospects, as outlined in the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party’s paper, Grasping the Thistle.” Daniel Johnson S6M-11161.3 As an amendment to motion S6M-11161 in the name of Neil Gray (Fair Work in a Wellbeing Economy), leave out ", and calls, therefore, for" and insert "; endorses the Labour Party’s New Deal for Working People, which has been described by the Trades Union Congress as the biggest expansion of workers’ rights in decades and would ban zero-hours contracts, outlaw fire and rehire practices, deliver a genuine living wage, and enhance rights through parental leave and sick pay from day one; recognises that delivering the New Deal for Working People would immediately improve workers’ rights in Scotland and across the UK, and believes, therefore, that it should be prioritised by the UK Government, in order to create a UK-wide floor, before it explores how these rights can be entrenched through". followed by Decision Time