Meeting of the Parliament

General Questions Colin Beattie S6O-05307 1. To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to community organisations that are seeking to take forward regeneration projects. Richard Leonard S6O-05308 2. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the issue of assaults against transport workers. Submitting member has a registered interest. Davy Russell S6O-05309 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to further support the Programme for Scotland's Childminding Future beyond its current three-year cycle in order to continue to grow the number of childminders across Scotland. Michael Marra S6O-05310 4. [Not Lodged] Jeremy Balfour S6O-05311 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm that it will not allocate any further funding to the extension of the tram network in Edinburgh. Martin Whitfield S6O-05312 6. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of an increase of 63 full-time equivalent teachers in 2025 compared with the previous year, how it will fulfil its commitment to recruit 3,500 new teachers before the end of the current parliamentary session. Miles Briggs S6O-05313 7. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's public consultation on the proposed closure of Marionville Fire Station in Edinburgh. Alex Rowley S6O-05314 8. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the ongoing reduction to both provision and facilities at the Elmwood campus of Scotland’s Rural College in Cupar, what its position is on the future of the college's base in the North East Fife constituency. followed by First Minister’s Questions Russell Findlay S6F-04534 1. Question to be taken in Chamber. Anas Sarwar S6F-04535 2. Question to be taken in Chamber. Ross Greer S6F-04536 3. Question to be taken in Chamber. David Torrance S6F-04553 4. To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to support households with the cost of living this winter. Tim Eagle S6F-04537 5. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the partial collapse of the Spey Viaduct, including what support it can offer to Moray Council in responding to the immediate consequences and the next steps for the local community. Monica Lennon S6F-04540 6. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the recent EIS findings that young people with additional support needs are being let down, and teachers are experiencing stress due to inadequate resourcing, in light of the reported reduction of nearly 20% in specialist ASN staff since 2010, despite a rise of over 710% in the number of pupils requiring such support since 2007. Beatrice Wishart S6F-04543 7. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on local authorities, which host renewable energy infrastructure, receiving Scottish Crown Estate revenue allocations, such as a share of the income from ScotWind projects. followed by Portfolio Questions Social Justice and Housing Kenneth Gibson S6O-05315 1. To ask the Scottish Government how many affordable homes it anticipates will be built in North Ayrshire between 2025 and 2032 as part of its Affordable Housing Supply Programme. Paul Sweeney S6O-05316 2. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to the thousands of children who will be living in temporary and unsuitable accommodation over the Christmas period. Ruth Maguire S6O-05317 3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address misinformation in relation to refugees and asylum seekers and to promote community cohesion. Christine Grahame S6O-05318 4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the housing secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding arrangements for accessing pension funds as a source of investment to build affordable and social housing. Alexander Burnett S6O-05319 5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprise housebuilders. Submitting member has a registered interest. Rona Mackay S6O-05320 6. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting local authorities, such as East Dunbartonshire Council, to reduce the use of temporary accommodation and prevent homelessness. Ash Regan S6O-05321 7. To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its Equally Safe Delivery Plan, what discussions the Minister for Equalities has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the provision of sustained social and economic investment in prevention, housing, safety and long-term recovery for women and children currently in, or who are survivors of, the commercial sexual exploitation of prostitution. Douglas Lumsden S6O-05322 8. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that increased regulations have had on the construction costs of housebuilding. followed by Stage 1 Debate: Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill Siobhian Brown S6M-20173 That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill. Further details available for S6M-20173 followed by Motion on Legislative Consent: Sentencing Bill – UK Legislation Angela Constance S6M-20174 That the Parliament agrees that all relevant provisions of the Sentencing Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 2 September 2025, and subsequently amended, affecting changes which align the treatment of national security offenders with terrorist offenders under the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 and the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993, so far as these matters alter the executive competence of the Scottish Ministers, should be considered by the UK Parliament. Further details available for S6M-20174 followed by Decision Time followed by Members’ Business: Fairer Funding Allocation for Scotland's Fishing and Coastal Communities Alasdair Allan S6M-19427 That the Parliament considers the UK Government’s allocation of the £360 million UK-EU Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, which is based on population rather than fishing industry size, to be wholly unfair and deeply damaging to the Scottish fishing industry; understands that Scottish vessels consistently land more than half of the UK’s total catch, 63% of total catch value, and over 60% of seafood exports; believes that prior to Brexit, allocations of funds under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund were 36% for England, 46% for Scotland, 10% for Northern Ireland and 8% for Wales, in comparison to the allocation of under 8% for Scotland via Barnett consequentials used as the mechanism for allocating the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund; recognises what it sees as the vital importance of the fishing industry both economically and culturally to Scotland’s coastal communities, including in the Western Isles, and notes calls on the UK Government to reconsider its position on the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund allocation to better reflect the significant economic contribution of Scotland’s fishers and coastal communities. Further details available for S6M-19427