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News Published: 23 February 2023

Scottish Parliament publishes latest Gaelic language plan and wants your views

Scottish Parliament publishes latest Gaelic language plan and wants your views.

Last updated: 7 March 2023

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Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support S5M-20220 Emma Harper: Leading Lights in Dumfries and Galloway (lodged on 12 December 2019) New Support: Jenny Gilruth* Tuesday 17 December 2019 15 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S5M-20219 Ruth Maguire: Cunninghame South Restaurants Win Top Asian Food Awards (lodged on 12 December 2019) New Support: Willie Coffey*, Bill Kidd*, Jenny Gilruth*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20218 Ruth Maguire: Shewalton Wood Reserve (lodged on 12 December 2019) New Support: Willie Coffey*, Bill Kidd*, Alex Rowley*, Jenny Gilruth*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20217 Ruth Maguire: Irvine Midwife is a Modern-day Angel (lodged on 12 December 2019) New Support: Willie Coffey*, Bill Kidd*, Jenny Gilruth*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20216 Ruth Maguire: Irvine Gran Braves the Shave (lodged on 12 December 2019) New Support: Willie Coffey*, Bill Kidd*, Jenny Gilruth*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20215 Brian Whittle: Ochiltree Community Hub Wins 2019 SURF Award (lodged on 12 December 2019) New Support: Miles Briggs*, Finlay Carson*, Gordon Lindhurst*, Jeremy Balfour*, Peter Chapman*, Kenneth Gibson* S5M-20214 Sandra White: 225th Anniversary of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary (lodged on 12 December 2019) New Support: John Mason*, Gordon MacDonald*, Neil Findlay*, Bill Kidd*, Jenny Gilruth*, Kenneth Gibson*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20211 Shona Robison: Dundee and Angus College Wins Herald Pioneer Climate Neutral Award (lodged on 11 December 2019) New Support: Willie Coffey*, Bill Kidd*, Jenny Gilruth*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20210 Mark McDonald: 700th Anniversary of the Stocket Charter (lodged on 11 December 2019) New Support: Bill Kidd*, Jenny Gilruth* S5M-20209 Miles Briggs: Research Projections into Place of Death in 2040 (lodged on 11 December 2019) New Support: Finlay Carson*, Jackson Carlaw*, Alex Rowley*, Colin Smyth*, Liam McArthur*, Mark McDonald* S5M-20208 Mark McDonald: Charlie House's Big Build Ball (lodged on 11 December 2019) New Support: Jenny Gilruth*, Bob Doris* S5M-20207 Linda Fabiani: Gold for East Kilbride Gymnastics Club (lodged on 11 December 2019) New Support: Willie Coffey*, Bill Kidd*, Jenny Gilruth*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20205 Liam McArthur: Orkney's Shannon Leslie Bags a Badminton Treble (lodged on 10 December 2019) New Support: Bill Kidd*, Tom Arthur* Tuesday 17 December 2019 16 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S5M-20204 Maurice Corry: Bagpiping Stunt Raises Funds for CHAS (lodged on 10 December 2019) New Support: Finlay Carson*, Alex Rowley*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20203 Rona Mackay: Kirkintilloch Man Publishes Book on Scottish Creatures (lodged on 10 December 2019) New Support: Willie Coffey*, Alex Rowley*, Kenneth Gibson*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20196 Monica Lennon: Rape Crisis Scotland, 16 Pounds for 16 Days Campaign (lodged on 10 December 2019) New Support: Colin Smyth* S5M-20195 Bill Kidd: Sanna Marin (lodged on 09 December 2019) New Support: Alex Rowley*, Kenneth Gibson*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20194 Christine Grahame: The Trussell Trust (lodged on 09 December 2019) New Support: Willie Coffey*, Colin Smyth*, Tom Arthur*, Kenneth Gibson* S5M-20193 Angus MacDonald: Westquarter & Redding Cricket Club's Scottish Sport Awards Success (lodged on 09 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20191 Rona Mackay: Lenzie Academy Recognised for Holocaust Education (lodged on 09 December 2019) New Support: Willie Coffey*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20190 Ross Greer: Bearsden Academy's Harry Talbot Reaches Debate Final (lodged on 11 December 2019) New Support: Rona Mackay*, Bill Kidd*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20188 Alexander Stewart: The Welcome Café Initiative Comes to Alloa (lodged on 06 December 2019) New Support: Alex Cole-Hamilton*, Jackson Carlaw* S5M-20187 Neil Findlay: 20 Years of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (lodged on 06 December 2019) New Support: Colin Smyth* S5M-20186 Gil Paterson: Morrison Community Care Group Named the World's Best (lodged on 06 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20185 Gil Paterson: West College Scotland Success at College Development Network Awards (lodged on 06 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* Tuesday 17 December 2019 17 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S5M-20183 Angela Constance: West Lothian Good Causes Benefit from Co-op Customer Donations (lodged on 05 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20181 John Finnie: Poor Industrial Relations and Safety on Network Rail in Scotland (lodged on 05 December 2019) New Support: Colin Smyth* S5M-20180 John Mason: Falling Alcohol Death Rate (lodged on 05 December 2019) New Support: Willie Coffey* S5M-20178 Willie Coffey: The Beeches, 2020 Good Hotel Award Winner (lodged on 05 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20176 Monica Lennon: Scottish Parliament Women's Network, Championing Gender Equality (lodged on 05 December 2019) New Support: Alex Cole-Hamilton* S5M-20175 Mark McDonald: Check for Mouth Cancer Campaign (lodged on 05 December 2019) New Support: Alex Cole-Hamilton*, Annabelle Ewing* S5M-20174 Miles Briggs: Braille Rugby Programme (lodged on 05 December 2019) New Support: Bill Bowman* S5M-20173 George Adam: Davy Provan and his Valuable Support for the Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal (lodged on 05 December 2019) New Support: Willie Coffey*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20172 Peter Chapman: Animal Sanctuary (lodged on 05 December 2019) New Support: Alex Cole-Hamilton* S5M-20170 Gail Ross: Ross-shire Graduate Recognised for Engineering Excellence (lodged on 05 December 2019) New Support: Alex Cole-Hamilton*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20169 Gil Paterson: St Margaret of Scotland Hospice's Christmas Bus (lodged on 06 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20166 Neil Findlay: Blackburn United's Food Bank Donation (lodged on 05 December 2019) New Support: Alex Cole-Hamilton* S5M-20164 Gil Paterson: Mummers Theatre Group Performs Chicago (lodged on 05 December 2019) Tuesday 17 December 2019 18 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20163 Emma Harper: Wilson Auto Repairs in Stranraer and NHS Dumfries and Galloway Receive MoD Award (lodged on 05 December 2019) New Support: Willie Coffey*, Tom Arthur* S5M-20162 Beatrice Wishart: Start-up Award for Glansin Glass (lodged on 05 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20161 Angela Constance: West Lothian Chamber of Commerce Awards (lodged on 05 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20156 Maureen Watt: Becca’s Care Packages Reaches 500 People (lodged on 04 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20155 Gil Paterson: Roma St Andrew's Day Celebrations in Clydebank (lodged on 04 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20154 David Stewart: Target for OUTREACH4CLAN Campaign More than Doubled (lodged on 04 December 2019) New Support: Liam McArthur* S5M-20151 Keith Brown: Decrease in the Projected Life Expectancy of Children Born in the UK (lodged on 04 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20149 Angela Constance: West Calder High School, Education Building Project of the Year (lodged on 04 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20145 Stewart Stevenson: Fraserburgh Academy Success at the Shell’s Girls in Energy Conference (lodged on 04 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20143 Elaine Smith: End the Injustice for Mitie Cleaners (lodged on 04 December 2019) New Support: Colin Smyth* S5M-20142 Bill Kidd: Anne Glass, Community Coach of the Year (lodged on 04 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20139 Willie Coffey: Kieran McMaster, Young Coach of the Year (lodged on 04 December 2019) Tuesday 17 December 2019 19 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20138 Angela Constance: CEDAW’s 40th Anniversary (lodged on 04 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20137 Liam McArthur: Congratulating Rachel Evans on Winning the Uspardie Trophy (lodged on 04 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20134 Annabelle Ewing: Mowi Rosyth British Retail Consortium Audit (lodged on 04 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20132 Stewart Stevenson: Very Good Rating for the Jarvis Court Sheltered Housing Complex, Fraserburgh (lodged on 03 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20128 Christine Grahame: Borderline Helpline (lodged on 03 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20126 Gil Paterson: Golden Jubilee Surgeons Perform Robotic-assisted Surgery (lodged on 03 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20125 Stewart Stevenson: Home-Start Deveron and the Spotty Bag Shop Launch the Deveron Giving Tree 2019 Appeal (lodged on 03 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20114 Maureen Watt: Asda Foundation's Green Token Giving Programme Winners (lodged on 03 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20112 Shona Robison: Asda Foundation’s Green Token Programme (lodged on 03 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20111 James Dornan: Awards Success for Glasgow Clyde College (lodged on 03 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20109 Bruce Crawford: Sheila Swan, Sportscotland’s High Performance Coach of the Year (lodged on 03 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20108 Ross Greer: TSB Branch Closures in the West of Scotland (lodged on 02 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* Tuesday 17 December 2019 20 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S5M-20107 Stuart McMillan: Vanda Nicholls of the Greenock Air Cadets Recognised for Long Service (lodged on 02 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20106 Stuart McMillan: Inverclyde HSCP's Awards Success (lodged on 02 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20105 Stuart McMillan: Kathleen Orr Recognised at the St Andrew’s First Aid Awards (lodged on 02 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20104 Keith Brown: University of Stirling Receives Queen’s Anniversary Prize 2019 (lodged on 04 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20098 Liam McArthur: Orkney Success at Scottish Young Farmers' Regional Competitions (lodged on 02 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20094 Sandra White: University of Strathclyde, University of the Year 2019 (lodged on 02 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-20092 Gordon MacDonald: Edinburgh College's Award Success (lodged on 02 December 2019) New Support: Tom Arthur* S5M-19675 Michelle Ballantyne: Lavender Touch to Open Festive Shop in Galashiels (lodged on 31 October 2019) New Support: Maureen Watt* S5M-19411 Gil Paterson: Dynamite Gymnastics Club, Clydebank (lodged on 11 October 2019) New Support: Maureen Watt* S5M-19387 Gil Paterson: Golden Jubilee Cardiology Specialists (lodged on 10 October 2019) New Support: Maureen Watt* S5M-19385 Gil Paterson: The Get Up and Go Youth Club, Dalmuir (lodged on 10 October 2019) New Support: Maureen Watt* S5M-19250 Gil Paterson: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Welcomes 450 New Recruits (lodged on 03 October 2019) New Support: Maureen Watt* Tuesday 17 December 2019 21 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan S5M-19240 Peter Chapman: Matthew Sim, Best Young Volunteer Award Winner (lodged on 03 October 2019) New Support: Maureen Watt* Tuesday 17 December 2019 22 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Questions | Ceistean Oral Questions Topical Questions selected for answer on 17 December 2019 1.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 2 June 2020

S5W-29015

Members of the public were then, as now, encouraged to visit the NHS Inform website for the latest advice.

Last updated: 29 October 2024

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Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 5.

Questions and Answers Date lodged: 5 March 2025

S6O-04422

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on NHS pay negotiations for 2025-26. S6O-04422

Questions and Answers Date lodged: 11 December 2024

S6O-04142

To ask the Scottish Government how its draft Budget 2025-26 will support thegrowth of the Scottish economy.

Committee reports Date published: 28 January 2026

Standing Order Rule changes - Related to Gender Sensitive Audit recommendations on Parliamentary Bureau Membership, Election of Presiding Officer/Deputy Presiding Officers and SPCB Membership - Annexe B - Extract from the Committee's minutes

Annexe B - Extract from the Committee's minutes 4th Meeting, 2023, (Session 6), Thursday 9 March 2023 ‘A Parliament for All’: Report of the Parliament’s Gender Sensitive Audit - The Committee considered the recommendations in the report relevant to the Committee’s remit and agreed to consider the recommendations in the report further. 11th Meeting, 2023, (Session 6), Thursday 1 June 2023 ‘A Parliament for All’: Report of the Parliament’s Gender Sensitive Audit (In Private): The Committee considered the recommendations in the report relevant to the Committee’s remit. 17th Meeting, 2023, (Session 6), Thursday 26...

SPICe briefings Date published: 19 January 2026

Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: consideration in advance of Stage 3 - Part 2 of the Bill as introduced (removed at Stage 2) - power to modify or restate environmental impact assessment legislation and habitats regulations

The Cabinet Secretary for Climate action and Energy recognised the concerns raised and accepted that some action was necessary in relation to Part 2. She said on 26 November 2025: I recognise and accept the concerns that have been raised by the committee and a range of stakeholders.

SPICe briefings Date published: 16 December 2025

Scottish Parliament Statistics 2024-2025 - 2.1. Calendar of Meetings (December 2024 to February 2025)

Calendar of Meetings (December 2024 to February 2025) December 2024The parliament sat on 9 daysDateStartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 3 December 202414:0014:5815:0416:5634016:5817:48Wednesday 4 December 202414:0017:26326Thursday 5 December 202411:4012:4712:4913:4350414:0017:03Tuesday 10 December 202414:0016:5316:5617:49346Wednesday 11 December 202414:0017:2017:2418:08404Thursday 12 December 202411:4012:4712:4813:2241414:3017:03Tuesday 17 December 202414:0017:4017:4318:31428Wednesday 18 December 202414:0017:0317:0517:50348Thursday 19 December 202411:4012:4612:4813:59217Total December 20243447January 2025The parliament sat on 12 daysDateStartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 7 January 202514:0017:0917:1218:07404Wednesday 8 January 202514:0017:33333Thursday 9 January 202511:4012:4512:4713:2542614:3017:0017:0417:0717:1017:17Tuesday 14 January 202514:0017:0117:0417:46343Wednesday 15 January 202514:0015:3915:4616:3845916:3917:4817:4919:08Thursday 16 January 202511:4012:4612:4713:3361314:0018:21Tuesday 21 January 202514:1517:0417:0717:53335Wednesday 22 January 202514:0014:5114:5117:1942217:2218:25Thursday 23 January 202511:4012:4912:5113:2454214:0016:4316:4917:5017:5217:5317:5718:1218:1418:16Tuesday 28 January 202514:0017:1417:1718:00357Wednesday 29 January 202514:0017:1417:1718:23420Thursday 30 January 202511:4012:4712:4913:2444214:0017:00Total January 20255336February 2025The parliament sat on 9 daysDateStartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 4 February 202514:0017:0117:0417:30327Wednesday 5 February 202514:0017:1117:1318:21419Thursday 6 February 202511:4012:4712:4813:2444714:3017:3417:3817:38Tuesday 18 February 202514:0014:1314:1917:3842517:3918:32Wednesday 19 February 202514:0017:0217:0417:53351Thursday 20 February 202511:4012:4612:4713:32 51114:0015:0015:0517:1617:1717:26Tuesday 25 February 202514:0014:1014:1917:5542517:5718:36Wednesday 26...

Committee reports Date published: 5 November 2025

Stage 1 report on the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill - Removal for not physically attending the Parliament

Removal for not physically attending the Parliament Section 26 would provide for the removal of MSPs if they do not physically attend proceedings in the Parliament.

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