Meeting of the Parliament (Accessible)

Time for Reflection Rev Anne Robertson, Minister, Danestone Congregational Church followed by General Questions 1. Patricia Gibson S7O-00251 To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Glasgow City Council regarding the pay of ASSIST workers. 2. Stephen Kerr S7O-00252 To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that frontline police officers are not routinely used to fill any gaps in mental health provision. 3. Katie Hagmann S7O-00253 To ask the Scottish Government what role Community Councils play in the national dialogue around Public Service Reform, in light of the number of democratically elected volunteers across Scotland that give up their time to serve on them. Submitting member has a registered interest. 4. Holly Bruce S7O-00254 To ask the Scottish Government how it will include the experiences of LGBTQ+ families in its review of NHS IVF access criteria, in order to meet the review's aims of broadening eligibility, improving access to fertility preservation and reducing waiting times. 5. Liam Kerr S7O-00255 To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it uses when assessing proposals for new railway stations. 6. Victor Currie S7O-00256 To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it took a year longer for Sparsentan and Kinpeygo to be approved for use by NHS Scotland in the treatment of kidney disease than it did for them to be approved for use in England. 7. Lorna Slater S7O-00257 To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to change the legislation governing short-term lets to ensure that properties operating as short-term lets in Edinburgh Central cannot do so without planning permission. 8. James Adams S7O-00258 To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish further detail on its plan to reform public services. followed by First Minister’s Questions (Backbench Members) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scotland’s Right to Decide 1. John Swinney S7M-01264 That the Parliament agrees that Scotland is a nation that has a right to decide its own future. Further details available for S7M-01264 2. Michael Marra S7M-01264.2 As an amendment to motion S7M-01264 in the name of John Swinney (Scotland’s Right to Decide), insert at end "; recognises that Scotland faces pressing challenges that require urgent action to improve people’s lives; believes that the Scottish Government must strengthen its efforts to build a fairer, more equal and prosperous Scotland; recognises that tackling child poverty must be an immediate national priority; believes that parties across the Parliament should work together to deliver the actions needed to reduce child poverty; recognises the positive impact of measures such as the Scottish Child Payment and the removal of the two-child limit in tackling child poverty; further recognises the importance of secure employment, education, housing and strong communities in achieving this, and reaffirms its commitment to achieving the targets set out in the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017, including reducing relative child poverty to fewer than one in 10 children by 2030." Further details available for S7M-01264.2 3. Malcolm Offord S7M-01264.3 As an amendment to S7M-01264 in the name of John Swinney (Scotland’s Right to Decide), insert at end "and did so on 7 May 2026 where the Scottish National Party failed to meet the target set in its manifesto, which stated that “based on the 2011 precedent, an SNP majority at this election is a mandate for the transfer of powers to the Scottish Parliament to enable an independence referendum”; considers that the Scottish National Party has had nearly 20 years to maximise devolution and demonstrate how Scotland could be better off under its leadership; understands that the Scottish National Party’s 38% vote share in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election is the lowest since the 2007 election, and believes that this does not give it a mandate to discuss independence, let alone break up the UK. Further details available for S7M-01264.3 4. Gillian Mackay S7M-01264.5 As an amendment to motion S7M-01264 in the name of John Swinney (Scotland’s Right to Decide), insert at end “, and recognises that in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, the people of Scotland returned the biggest ever majority of pro-independence MSPs.” Further details available for S7M-01264.5 5. Russell Findlay S7M-01264.4 As an amendment to motion S7M-01264 in the name of John Swinney (Scotland’s Right to Decide), leave out from "is" to end and insert "voted decisively to remain within the UK; believes that Scotland's future is best served by a government focused on the priorities of the people of Scotland, including reducing taxes, bolstering economic growth and delivering value for money in public services.” Further details available for S7M-01264.4 6. David Green S7M-01264.1 As an amendment to motion S7M-01264 in the name of John Swinney (Scotland’s Right to Decide), insert at end "and recalls that in the 2014 independence referendum people voted firmly to remain part of the UK, representing the will of the Scottish people; notes that the Scottish National Party’s stated objective prior to 7 May 2026 was to secure an overall majority in the Scottish Parliament elections in order to pursue independence, but that the party achieved fewer votes and seats than in the previous elections, and believes that the Scottish Government must now focus on fixing the NHS and care, helping people with the cost of living crisis, ensuring that communities have the power and resources to shape where they live through more decentralised decision-making, fixing the roads and the ferries and getting Scottish education back to its best, in order to deliver the change that Scotland deserves." Further details available for S7M-01264.1 followed by Decision Time followed by Members’ Business: Child Maintenance, Protecting Children and Families in Scotland Steven Bonnar S7M-00974 That the Parliament recognises what it considers to be the significant impact that failures within the UK Child Maintenance Service can have on children and families in Scotland; notes the concerns highlighted by the recent BBC Panorama investigation into the operation of the service; acknowledges the experiences of Scottish families who are struggling to secure maintenance payments to which their children are entitled, including those in the Uddingston and Bellshill constituency; notes the belief that children in Scotland should not bear the consequences of failures within a reserved UK system; recognises the Scottish Government's commitment to supporting children and families within its devolved responsibilities, and notes the calls for continued engagement between the Scottish and UK governments to ensure that the experiences and voices of Scottish families are properly reflected in the reform of the Child Maintenance Service and that future reforms better protect children and families across Scotland. Further details available for S7M-00974