Meeting of the Parliament, Continued

Portfolio Questions Social Justice James Dornan S6O-04632 1. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve support for disabled people, including when seeking employment. Fulton MacGregor S6O-04633 2. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce child poverty and ensure that targeted support reaches local families most in need in Coatbridge and Chryston and other deprived areas. Elena Whitham S6O-04634 3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle any racism in Scotland’s housing and homelessness systems. Paul Sweeney 4. [Not Lodged] Katy Clark S6O-04636 5. To ask the Scottish Government what further action it can take to increase the stock of accessible housing. Jamie Greene S6O-04637 6. To ask the Scottish Government what further consideration it has given to increasing or removing the earnings limit for recipients of the Carer Support Payment. Michelle Thomson S6O-04638 7. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made to ensure the timely delivery of benefits by Social Security Scotland. Paul O'Kane S6O-04639 8. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on its own reported assessment that its target of delivering 110,000 affordable homes by 2032 is at risk. followed by Ministerial Statement: Relationships and Behaviour in Schools followed by Scottish Government Debate: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day John Swinney S6M-17457 That the Parliament marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, which took place on 8 May 1945; remembers the 380,000 UK Armed Forces personnel, including 57,000 Scots, and over 67,000 civilians who lost their lives during the conflict; commemorates the service and pays tribute to the sacrifices of those individuals from across Scotland and the UK, the Commonwealth and the Allied Nations, which ensured the peace and freedoms that are enjoyed today; appreciates the efforts of Legion Scotland and Poppyscotland to mark the occasion, including a national commemorative concert held in Edinburgh on 6 May 2025, Scotland’s Salute to VE Day, which was supported by the Scottish Government, and commends the work of both organisations and of veterans charities across Scotland in supporting the veterans of this conflict and their families, many of whom continue to be affected by the tragedy of war to this day. followed by Decision Time