Emma Harper: To ask the First Minister whether she will provide an update following her visit to Dublin. (S5F-00581) 12:45 pm Members' Business Debate on the subject of— S5M-02359 Ash Denham: Small Business Saturday That the Parliament recognises 3 — December 2016 as Small Business Saturday; acknowledges that Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to "shop local" and support small businesses in communities in the Lothian region and across Scotland and the UK; understands that, in 2015, customers spent £623 million with small businesses on Small Business Saturday, which was a 24% increase from 2014, and notes the calls on Members to encourage local businesses to get involved and register on the website for promotion, to share their support on social media in the lead up to the day, and to arrange visits to small businesses in their constituencies and request media engagement with these visits in order to raise consumer awareness locally. 2:30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2:30 pm Ministerial Statement: Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility followed by Scottish Government Debate: Recognising 16 Days of Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls S5M-02820 Angela Constance: Recognising 16 Days of Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls That the Parliament recognises and welcomes the International Day for the — Elimination of Violence against Women, which marks the start of the UN s 16 days of activism to ’ end violence against women and girls; commends the ongoing contribution of people and organisations across Scotland and the wider world toward providing front-line support for survivors, raising awareness of the problem and changing the outdated attitudes that still persist in society in relation to violence against women and girls; reaffirms the cross-party support for Equally Safe, Scotland s strategy for preventing and eradicating all forms of violence against ’ women and girls; welcomes the work of justice agencies in pursuing a zero tolerance approach to gender-based violence; commends the invaluable work of local women s aid organisations and ’ rape crisis centres that support survivors on the front line; calls on everyone in Scotland to play their part in creating a strong and flourishing country where all individuals are equally safe and respected, and where women and girls live free from all forms of violence and abuse and the attitudes that help perpetuate them; supports the principles of the Istanbul Convention on violence against women, and calls on the UK Government to set out a clear timetable for ratification.