The result of the division on amendment S6M-20730.1, in the name of Angela Constance, is: For 66, Against 55, Abstentions 1.

Amendment agreed to.

The result of the division on motion S6M-20731, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on the safety of the Queen Elizabeth university hospital, is: For 63, Against 58, Abstentions 0.

Motion agreed to,

That the Parliament is concerned that the Scottish Government is unable to state clearly that the ventilation and water systems at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital have been validated as meeting required safety requirements; recognises that thousands of patients are treated safely and expertly cared for by NHS staff in the hospital every year; welcomes the establishment of a Safety and Public Confidence Oversight Group, and calls on the Scottish Government to set out by what date it intends to carry out the risk assessment of the hospital’s ventilation system, as recommended by the inquiry, what mitigations are currently in place to ensure that the water is safe to use, how it intends to protect at-risk patients in areas that have not been validated, and when this validation will be carried out and the documentation shared with whistleblowers and infection control.

There will be a division.

The question on the motion will be put at decision time.

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-20749, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out a business programme.

That the Parliament agrees—

(a) the following programme of business—

Tuesday 17 February 2026

2.00 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Topical Questions

followed by Stage 1 Debate: Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill

followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Committee Announcements

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

7.45 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 18 February 2026

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, and Parliamentary Business; Justice and Home Affairs

followed by Scottish Green Party Business

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.10 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 19 February 2026

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

12.00 pm First Minister's Questions

followed by Members’ Business

2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Education and Skills

followed by Stage 1 Debate: Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scottish Income Tax Rate Resolution 2026-27

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Tuesday 24 February 2026

2.00 pm Time for Reflection

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

followed by Topical Questions

followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill

followed by Committee Announcements

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

6.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 25 February 2026

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic; Finance and Local Government

followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Budget (Scotland) (No. 5) Bill

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.00 pm Decision Time

followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 26 February 2026

11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions

11.40 am General Questions

12.00 pm First Minister's Questions

followed by Members’ Business

2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions

2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Climate Action and Energy, and Transport

followed by Finance and Public Administration Committee Debate: Cost-effectiveness of Scottish Public Inquiries

followed by Criminal Justice Committee Debate: Substance Misuse in Prisons Inquiry

followed by Scottish Government Debate: Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2026

followed by Business Motions

followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions

5.30 pm Decision Time

(b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 16 February 2026, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except” the words “to the extent to which the Presiding Officer considers that the questions are on the same or similar subject matter or” are inserted.—[Graeme Dey]

17:08

I call the Minister for Parliamentary Business to respond on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau.

17:17

There are eight questions to be put as a result of today’s business.

I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Neil Gray is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Sandesh Gulhane will fall, and if the amendment in the name of Angela Constance is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Liam Kerr will fall.

The first question is, that amendment S6M-20731.1, in the name of Neil Gray, which seeks to amend motion S6M-20731, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on the safety of the Queen Elizabeth university hospital, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

There will be a division. There will be a brief suspension to allow members to access the digital voting system.

17:22

Meeting suspended.

17:24

On resuming—

The result of the division on amendment S6M-20731.1, in the name of Neil Gray, is: For 59, Against 63, Abstentions 0.

Amendment disagreed to.

The next question is, that amendment S6M-20731.2, in the name of Sandesh Gulhane, which seeks to amend motion S6M-20731, in the name of Jackie Baillie, on the safety of the Queen Elizabeth university hospital, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.