Meeting of the Parliament

General Questions Finlay Carson S6O-02704 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the second Strategic Transport Projects Review in relation to projects in the south of Scotland. Michelle Thomson S6O-02705 2. To ask the Scottish Government how it will balance the rights of victims with the rights of the accused in the processes developed by the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill. Meghan Gallacher S6O-02706 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the support and services available for children and young people with additional support needs in mainstream education across Central Scotland. Richard Leonard S6O-02707 4. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that notice of industrial action has been served on Scottish Water. Claire Baker S6O-02708 5. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports small businesses in the Mid Scotland and Fife region. Colin Smyth S6O-02709 6. To ask the Scottish Government what funding it is providing through the next phase of the Learning Estate Investment Programme for schools in the South Scotland region. Collette Stevenson S6O-02710 7. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of the Strathclyde Pension Fund and what was discussed. Bill Kidd S6O-02711 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress on reducing teachers’ class contact time. followed by First Minister's Questions Douglas Ross S6F-02500 1. Question to be taken in Chamber. Anas Sarwar S6F-02501 2. Question to be taken in Chamber. Gillian Mackay S6F-02520 3. To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government is supporting renters who are struggling with the cost of living. Collette Stevenson S6F-02511 4. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government is doing to alleviate poverty in Scotland, in light of reports that the UK is in violation of international law in relation to poverty levels. Miles Briggs S6F-02510 5. To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Government is offering to NHS Lothian to contact the parents and guardians of the over 23,000 children who reportedly may have received substandard testing to identify deafness, including support to identify any other young children who have not received the required standard of auditory brainstem response testing. Pauline McNeill S6F-02515 6. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that Scottish Water has issued bonus payments to executives in excess of public sector pay rules. followed by Members' Business — S6M-10788 Daniel Johnson: Increase in Youth Antisocial Behaviour That the Parliament acknowledges the reported concerning increase in youth antisocial behaviour, both in Scotland generally and locally in the Edinburgh Southern constituency; shares its concern with the reported experiences of local businesses in the Edinburgh Southern constituency and, in particular, local retail and entertainment venues around the New Market Road area, where, it understands, a supermarket chain’s experience of antisocial behaviour is among the highest nationally; notes the reported impact that such an increase in youth antisocial behaviour is having on both the public's and retail workers' safety; praises the work done by the police to tackle this issue in light of the reported increasing workforce pressures that the force is facing, and notes the calls on the Scottish Government to do all that it can to address this issue.