First Minister's Questions - 31/10/2024

Join us for First Minister's Questions live from the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, starting with General Questions to Ministers.
11:40am General Questions
Fulton MacGregor S6O-03869
1. To ask the Scottish Government what support is in place for people in North Lanarkshire with Huntington's disease.
Clare Haughey S6O-03870
2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work that it is doing to support those affected by historic forced adoption.
Neil Bibby S6O-03871
3. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what issues were discussed.
Sue Webber S6O-03872
4. To ask the Scottish Government whether the £12.5 million of funding that it plans to provide for education in Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia was set out in the Budget for 2024-25.
Elena Whitham S6O-03873
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work that it has been undertaking with disabled people’s organisations regarding the delivery of its Disability Equality Plan.
Alexander Burnett S6O-03874
6. To ask the Scottish Government when the health secretary last met the Scottish Ambulance Service to discuss rural ambulance provision.
Liam Kerr S6O-03875
7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Police Scotland’s extension across Scotland of the north east pilot of not investigating "low-level" crime.
Rachael Hamilton S6O-03876
8. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how many genders there are.
12:00 pm First Minister's Questions
Russell Findlay S6F-03462
1. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Anas Sarwar S6F-03463
2. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Lorna Slater S6F-03464
3. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Keith Brown S6F-03477
4. To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has undertaken of the impact of the UK Government Budget on Scotland.
Liz Smith S6F-03468
5. To ask the First Minister what engagement the Scottish Government has had with Police Scotland officials who are responsible for investigating whether the actions of Professor Eljamel amounted to criminal conduct.
Pauline McNeill S6F-03488
6. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the reported rise in sex crimes.
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