Meeting of the Parliament

General Questions Alex Rowley S6O-01372 1. To ask the Scottish Government what specific measures it is taking to support social care workers during the cost of living crisis. Donald Cameron S6O-01373 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to improve the reliability and resilience of Scotland’s ferry network. Beatrice Wishart S6O-01374 3. To ask the Scottish Government when it was last in contact with Shetland Islands Council and what was discussed. Liam Kerr S6O-01375 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on transport infrastructure improvements in the north east. Jenni Minto S6O-01376 5. To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it can give to rural and island communities, such as those in Argyll and Bute, in light of basic fuel costs reportedly being disproportionately high historically. Jim Fairlie S6O-01377 6. To ask the Scottish Government what its most recent communication with the UK Government has been regarding the impact of energy costs on the cost of living crisis. Katy Clark S6O-01378 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will give an update on the work to upgrade Ardrossan Harbour. Audrey Nicoll S6O-01379 8. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of the renewable energy sector. followed by First Minister's Questions Douglas Ross S6F-01348 1. Question to be taken in Chamber. Anas Sarwar S6F-01349 2. Question to be taken in Chamber. Alex Cole-Hamilton S6F-01353 3. To ask the First Minister when the Scottish Government will announce the outcome of its review into the pausing of the Super Sponsor scheme for Ukrainian refugees coming to Scotland. Kaukab Stewart S6F-01351 4. To ask the First Minister whether she will provide an update on the Scottish Government's support for the people of Pakistan as they face ongoing devastation following severe monsoon flash flooding. Brian Whittle S6F-01360 5. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to support the transition to net zero heating in rural homes. Pam Duncan-Glancy S6F-01364 6. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the One Parent Families Scotland report, Living Without a Lifeline – Single Parenting and the Cost of Living. followed by Members' Business — S6M-04642 Ruth Maguire: Ardeer Girls Take Centre Stage That the Parliament congratulates Cartridge Girls for staging the play, Girls of Cartridge Hut No.7; understands that the play was written by Jack Dickson and directed by Mary McCluskey, with musical direction and arrangement by Hilary Brooks; notes that this ensemble drama charts the history of Nobel / ICI at Ardeer, Stevenston, through the eyes of four girls killed on the site in an industrial accident in 1884; understands that the story is based at Nobels (later ICI) at Ardeer, which first opened in 1872, and employed almost 13,000 people at its peak, and that the story focuses on the young women workers who manufactured sticks of dynamite, beginning with the 1884 explosion that killed 10 women, the youngest being 14; further understands that four of the victims were the women working in Cartridge Hut No.7, Mary and Annie Brannan, Mary McAdam and Rachel Allison, who were all blamed for the explosion; congratulates the cast and creative crew for their success in making history come alive, and wishes them all the very best for future productions.