Meeting of the Parliament

General Questions Finlay Carson S6O-04720 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the improvements to the A75. Jamie Halcro Johnston S6O-04721 2. To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has introduced in the last year to improve road safety across the Highlands and Islands. Pauline McNeill S6O-04722 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the roadworks on the M8 in Glasgow will be completed by 2026. Tim Eagle S6O-04723 4. To ask the Scottish Government what feedback it has received from organisations, including sport and social clubs, regarding changes in the protecting vulnerable groups scheme as a result of the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Richard Leonard S6O-04724 5. To ask the Scottish Government how its policies to support Scottish culture and heritage ensure that the contribution of prominent figures, such as trade unionist, Michael McGahey, can be honoured. Collette Stevenson S6O-04725 6. To ask the Scottish Government how its Budget aims to benefit people in East Kilbride. Craig Hoy S6O-04726 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the education secretary has had with NHS boards and local authorities regarding the levying of fees for hospital teaching costs for children who routinely attend independent schools. Meghan Gallacher S6O-04727 8. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that rape victims who request free court transcripts under the pilot scheme are waiting seven months on average to receive their transcript. followed by First Minister's Questions Russell Findlay S6F-04118 1. Question to be taken in Chamber. Anas Sarwar S6F-04119 2. Question to be taken in Chamber. Patrick Harvie S6F-04120 3. Question to be taken in Chamber. Clare Adamson S6F-04125 4. To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s latest engagement with the UK Government regarding its plans for the winter fuel payment and any implications for the Scottish Government’s work to deliver a universal Pension Age Winter Heating Payment in Scotland. Stephen Kerr S6F-04139 5. To ask the First Minister, in light of it being almost five years since the Scottish Government committed to spending £60 million to renew every play park in Scotland and of reports that less than half of the funding has been spent, what action the Scottish Government is taking to ensure that children do not miss out on renewed facilities. Monica Lennon S6F-04140 6. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to maintain its policy aim of keeping pace with the EU on environmental protection. Willie Rennie S6F-04138 7. To ask the First Minister for what reason there has reportedly been no financial agreement between the Scottish Funding Council and the University of Dundee, in light of the alternative financial recovery plan being launched four weeks ago. followed by Members' Business — S6M-17419 Michelle Thomson: 30 Years on from the Bosnian Genocide in Srebrenica That the Parliament recognises the 30th anniversary of the Bosnian genocide in Srebrenica in which 8,372 innocent civilians were murdered by Bosnian Serb forces; remembers the victims who suffered violence, torture and brutality in what it believes to be the single largest act of ethnic cleansing in Europe since the Second World War; understands that 54 individuals have been prosecuted to date for their role in the massacre but considers that many more were involved in creating the culture and environment, which led to the genocide in Srebrenica, through their use of hate speech, oppression, discrimination and propaganda against the Bosnian Muslim population; praises the work of Mothers of Srebrenica, which, it understands, engaged in protests and other acts of public defiance to demand that the mass graves be found and the victims identified; believes that, to date, more than 7,000 of the reported missing from Srebrenica have been accounted for and buried in marked graves; commends the work of Beyond Srebrenica, whose efforts through its programme, Lessons of Srebrenica, challenge hate and intolerance using the lessons learned from the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, ensuring that they are better understood and prevented in the future; considers that genocide, recognised as an international crime usually carried out during war, is complex to stop and notes the belief that all world leaders must pledge to eradicate it, but that individuals can challenge hate and intolerance, which it considers are the root causes of many conflicts, and reflects on the atrocities of the Srebrenica genocide 30 years on.