First Minister's Questions - 06/02/2025

Join us for First Minister's Questions, live from the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, starting with General Questions to Ministers.


11:40am General Questions


Sue Webber S6O-04298
1. To ask the Scottish Government how reform across health and social care will progress, following the decision not to proceed with part 1 of the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill.

Daniel Johnson
2. [Not Lodged]

Oliver Mundell S6O-04300
3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve NHS services in Dumfries and Galloway.

Michelle Thomson S6O-04301
4. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to invest in the hospice care sector, in light of the £4 million referred to in the draft Budget 2025-26.

Evelyn Tweed
5. [Not Lodged]

Pam Gosal S6O-04303
6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported guidance issued by Rape Crisis Scotland, and its definition of the word "woman".

Jeremy Balfour S6O-04304
7. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to making bereavement education a formal part of the school syllabus.

Colin Smyth S6O-04305
8. To ask the Scottish Government what the current average timescale is for non-criminal complaints against the police to be allocated for investigation by Police Scotland.


12:00 pm First Minister's Questions


Russell Findlay S6F-03775
1. Question to be taken in Chamber.

Anas Sarwar S6F-03776
2. Question to be taken in Chamber.

Lorna Slater S6F-03777
3. Question to be taken in Chamber.

Rona Mackay S6F-03794
4. To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s work to keep The Promise, in light of the fifth anniversary of it being made.

Douglas Lumsden S6F-03781
5. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the Court of Session’s decision regarding the Rosebank oil field and the Jackdaw gas field.

Jackie Baillie S6F-03787
6. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to address the reported shortage in clinical radiologists, which is projected to rise to 263 fewer posts than needed by 2028.



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