Meeting of the Parliament

General Questions Colin Beattie S6O-04760 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of the A720 Sheriffhall roundabout project. Jeremy Balfour S6O-04761 2. To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to part 5 of the Housing (Scotland) Bill, when the homelessness prevention pilots will commence. Jackie Dunbar S6O-04762 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the impact of the increase to employer national insurance contributions on the third sector in Scotland. Foysol Choudhury S6O-04763 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is working to reduce the average time families spend in temporary accommodation. Maggie Chapman S6O-04764 5. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recently published report by the Just Transition Commission, A Just Transition for Aberdeen and the North East . Collette Stevenson 6. [Not Lodged] Rona Mackay S6O-04766 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on ScotRail driver recruitment and training programmes, in light of reports of previous service reductions being attributed to staffing shortages. Sarah Boyack S6O-04767 8. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to local authorities to enable them to implement their Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies. followed by First Minister's Questions Russell Findlay S6F-04141 1. Question to be taken in Chamber. Anas Sarwar S6F-04142 2. Question to be taken in Chamber. Alex Cole-Hamilton S6F-04143 3. Question to be taken in Chamber. Ben Macpherson S6F-04160 4. To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government is supporting film and TV production in Edinburgh and throughout Scotland. Roz McCall S6F-04155 5. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that Police Scotland’s national child abuse investigation unit now carries out 700 child sexual abuse investigations a year, representing an increase of 30% since 2015. Mark Ruskell S6F-04145 6. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to secure a direct ferry route between Scotland and France. followed by Decision Time followed by Members' Business — S6M-17428 Karen Adam: Thomas Blake Glover, Fraserburgh’s International Legacy That the Parliament recognises what it sees as the extraordinary global contribution of Thomas Blake Glover, a pioneering Scottish merchant and industrialist, who was born on 6 June 1838 in Fraserburgh, at what is now known as Glover Garden on Commerce Street, and who was the son of the town’s harbour master; acknowledges Thomas Blake Glover’s key role in 19th century Japan, where he supported the Choshu Five, a group of young scholars whose work helped shape modern Japanese governance, industry and education, including the introduction of sign language; notes his pivotal contribution to the establishment of the Mitsubishi Corporation and his influence in the development of Japan’s shipbuilding and industrial sectors; celebrates the enduring cultural and economic links between Scotland and Japan that it believes Thomas Blake Glover helped to foster, including the internationally renowned Glover Garden in Nagasaki; recognises the contemporary relevance of his legacy in Fraserburgh, where offshore wind turbines, visible from the coast and maintained at the harbour where Thomas Blake Glover’s father served, include parts manufactured by Mitsubishi; acknowledges what it sees as this powerful link between Fraserburgh’s maritime heritage and its current role in the global energy transition; welcomes the development of Fraserburgh’s own Glover Garden as a symbol of education, pride and international friendship, and wishes every success to the organisers and attendees of the inaugural Thomas Blake Glover Festival, taking place on 8 June 2025, in the hope that it will become a lasting annual celebration of Fraserburgh’s unique contribution to global history.