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Meeting of the Parliament [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 February 2025
Liam McArthur
That concludes this item of business. There will be a brief pause before we move to the next item of business to allow front benches to change over.
Meeting of the Parliament [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 February 2025
Liam McArthur
The next item of business is a statement by Graeme Dey on simplifying the post-school education and skills funding body landscape in Scotland. The minister will take questions after his statement, so there should be no interventions or interruptions.
14:58Meeting of the Parliament [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 February 2025
Liam McArthur
Be as brief as possible, cabinet secretary.
Meeting of the Parliament [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 February 2025
Liam McArthur
Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio questions on net zero, energy and transport. I advise members that there is a lot of interest in supplementaries, so I ask that we please have questions with limited preamble and answers that are as brief as possible.
Meeting of the Parliament [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 February 2025
Liam McArthur
Question 2 has been withdrawn.
Meeting of the Parliament [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 February 2025
Liam McArthur
That concludes portfolio questions. There will be a brief pause to allow those on the front benches to change places, before we move to the next item of business.
Meeting of the Parliament [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 February 2025
Liam McArthur
The minister generously did not take up his full allocation of 10 minutes, so I can take the two colleagues who still want to ask a question.
Meeting of the Parliament [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 February 2025
Liam McArthur
The minister will now take questions on the issues that were raised in his statement. I intend to allow around 20 minutes for questions, after which we will move to the next item of business. As ever, I would be grateful if members who wish to ask a question pressed their request-to-speak buttons if they have not already done so.
Meeting of the Parliament [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 February 2025
Liam McArthur
Members, we listened to all the other questioners with courtesy. We should do the same for Ms Mackay.
Meeting of the Parliament [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 February 2025
Liam McArthur
There are a couple of supplementary questions and I will try to get them both in, but they will have to be brief, as will the responses.