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Official Report Meeting date: 24 November 2021

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 24 November 2021

Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 30 November 2021 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Update followed by Ministerial Statement: Pathways to Recovery - Update on progress and milestones for expanding access to Residential Rehabilitation in Scotland followed by Scottish Government Debate: Justice and the 16 Days of Action followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 1 December 2021 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Justice and Veterans; Finance and Economy followed by Scottish Labour Party Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Approval of SSIs (if required) 5.10 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 2 December 2021 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 COVID-19 Recovery Committee Debate followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 7 December 2021 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Update followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill - UK Legislation followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 8 December 2021 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Covid Recovery and Parliamentary Business; Net Zero, Energy and Transport followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Approval of SSIs (if required) 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 9 December 2021 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: Rural Affairs and Islands followed by Ministerial Statement: Scottish Budget 2022/23 followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 29 November 2021, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except...

Official Report Meeting date: 10 November 2021

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 10 November 2021

Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 16 November 2021 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Update followed by Ministerial Statement: COP26 Outcomes followed by Scottish Government Debate: Celebrate the First Anniversary of the Scottish National Investment Bank followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 17 November 2021 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: COVID Recovery and Parliamentary Business; Net Zero, Energy and Transport followed by Ministerial Statement: Towards a Circular Economy followed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Approval of SSIs (if required) 5.40 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 18 November 2021 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 Scottish Parliament Corporate Body Questions 2.45 pm Portfolio Questions: Rural Affairs and Islands followed by Scottish Government Debate: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the UK Government’s Levelling Up Agenda in Scotland followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 23 November 2021 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Update followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 24 November 2021 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Health and Social Care; Social Justice, Housing and Local Government followed by Stage 1 Debate: Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill followed by Financial Resolution: Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Approval of SSIs (if required) 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 25 November 2021 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: Constitution, External Affairs and Culture followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 15 November 2021, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except...

Official Report Meeting date: 3 November 2021

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 03 November 2021

Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 9 November 2021 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Ministerial Statement: COVID-19 Update followed by Scottish Government Debate: Skills and Opportunities to Support Recovery – Young Person’s Guarantee and National Training Transition Fund: One Year On followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 10 November 2021 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Justice and Veterans; Finance and Economy followed by Ministerial Statement: International Development COVID-19 Support – Partner Countries and Humanitarianism followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scotland’s Approach to 2021 Coastal States Negotiations followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Approval of SSIs (if required) 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 11 November 2021 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 Scottish Government Debate: Remembrance Commemorations and the Scottish Government’s Support for the Veterans and Armed Forces Community in Scotland 2021 followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 16 November 2021 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Update followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 17 November 2021 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Covid Recovery and Parliamentary Business; Net Zero, Energy and Transport followed by Ministerial Statement: Towards a Circular Economy followed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Approval of SSIs (if required) 5.40 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 18 November 2021 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 Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Questions 2.45 pm Portfolio Questions: Rural Affairs and Islands followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 8 November 2021, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except...

Official Report Meeting date: 6 October 2021

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 06 October 2021

Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 26 October 2021 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Update followed by Scottish Government Debate: A Person Centred Approach to Mental Health and Substance Abuse followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 27 October 2021 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Covid Recovery and Parliamentary Business; Net Zero, Energy and Transport followed by Scottish Government Debate: COP26 Action and Ambition followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 28 October 2021 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: Rural Affairs and Islands followed by Scottish Government Debate: Covid Recovery Strategy followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 2 November 2021 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by First Minister’s Statement: Covid-19 Update followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 3 November 2021 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Health and Social Care; Social Justice, Housing and Local Government followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 4 November 2021 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: Constitution, External Affairs and Culture followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 25 October 2021, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except...

Official Report Meeting date: 29 September 2021

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 29 September 2021

As the cabinet secretary stated, all parliamentary parties, except the Tories, agree that this cut is shameful and it must be reversed.

Official Report Meeting date: 1 September 2021

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 01 September 2021

Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 7 September 2021 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by First Minister’s Statement: Programme for Government 2021-22 followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 8 September 2021 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Health and Social Care followed by First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Update followed by Scottish Government Debate: Programme for Government 2021-22 followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.25 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 9 September 2021 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: Social Justice, Housing and Local Government; Constitution, External Affairs and Culture followed by Scottish Government Debate: A Caring Nation – Setting Out a New Vision for Health and Social Care in Scotland followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 14 September 2021 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by First Minister’s Statement: COVID-19 Update followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 15 September 2021 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Justice and Veterans; Finance and the Economy followed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.10pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 16 September 2021 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: Education and Skills followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 13 September 2021, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except...

Official Report Meeting date: 12 November 2020

Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee 12 November 2020

The position might look a bit different in different parts of the industry, but good comparators exist if one considers the issue at cross-industry scale.

Official Report Meeting date: 4 April 2019

Social Security Committee 04 April 2019

The average rent arrears that we are seeing are now significantly higher—two, three or four times higher—compared with arrears among those who are on legacy benefits.

Official Report Meeting date: 30 April 2020

Social Security Committee 30 April 2020

Cabinet secretary, do you have any information about the rate of payment being made after the pandemic and lockdown started compared with the rate this time last year?

Questions and Answers Date answered: 30 October 2025

S6W-41135

Further information on closures can be found at https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/check-for-closures/.As indicated in my earlier reply day-to-day operational matters of Historic Environment Scotland, including information relating to any repair and maintenance works of any specific site, are best answered directly by Historic Environment Sc...

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