The First Minister answers questions from Party Leaders and other MSPs in this weekly question time.
Topics covered this week include:
Joe FitzPatrick
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the Sarcoma UK report, Unique Among Cancers.
Tim Eagle
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that several local authorities are delaying the introduction of a visitor levy.
Marie McNair
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the latest Office for National Statistics inflation statistics and any implications for its work to support low-income households.
A full transcript of this week's First Minister's Questions is available here: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/meeting-of-parliament-26-06-2025
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First Minister's Questions 19 June 2025
The First Minister answers questions from Party Leaders and other MSPs in this weekly question time.
Topics covered this week include:
Audrey Nicoll
To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s latest engagement with the UK Government regarding funding and timescales for the development of the Acorn carbon capture and storage project.
Maurice Golden
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that up to 100 truckloads of Scotland's waste will be moved each day to England as a result of the landfill ban on biodegradable waste.
Pam Duncan-Glancy
To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s position on the funding of Scotland’s higher education institutions.
A full transcript of this week's First Minister's Questions is available here: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/meeting-of-parliament-19-06-2025?meeting=16502
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45:44
First Minister's Questions 12 June 2025
The First Minister answers questions from Party Leaders and other MSPs in this weekly question time.
Topics covered this week include:
Kenneth Gibson
To ask the First Minister what the impact on Scotland will be of the Chancellor’s Spending Review 2025.
Liam Kerr
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on whether the home leave for prisoners system is operating appropriately and as intended.
Foysol Choudhury
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government is working to ensure that patients are accurately informed of waiting times for NHS treatments following referrals to a specialist.
A full transcript of this week's First Minister's Questions is available here: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/meeting-of-parliament-12-06-2025?meeting=16486
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The story of the Canongate Wall
To celebrate the Scottish Parliament building's 20th anniversary, our art curator Fiona McDougall chatted to artist Soraya Smithson, who designed the Canongate Wall on the Royal Mile. This part of the Holyrood campus had not yet been finalised when head architect, Eric Miralles, tragically died during construction.
As a close family friend, Smithson was tasked with completing the design of the wall, and used it highlight some of the ideas that had inspired Miralles when he took on the project.
You can find our more about the Canongate Wall on our website: https://www.parliament.scot/visit/events-and-exhibitions/canongate-wall
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First Minister's Questions 5 June 2025
The First Minister answers questions from Party Leaders and other MSPs in this weekly question time.
Topics covered this week include:
Ben Macpherson
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government is supporting film and TV production in Edinburgh and throughout Scotland.
Roz McCall
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
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to secure a direct ferry route between Scotland and France.
A full transcript of this week's First Minister's Questions is available here: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/recent-publication?meeting=16416&iob=140223
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