Scottish Parliament

Tuesday in Parliament

Chamber business starts at 2pm on Tuesday and is expected to include:

• Topical Questions (if selected)
• Stage 1 Debate: Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
• Appointment of the Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator
• Members' Business from Bill Kidd: 50th anniversary of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

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What's on in Parliament

Explainer: Motions of no confidence and what happens when a First Minister resigns

This short blog from SPICe explains:

• motions of no confidence
• the process for the resignation of a First Minister
• the way a new First Minister is nominated and selected
• what happens if the Parliament cannot agree on a candidate for First Minister.

Read the blog on SPICe Spotlight

Topical Questions

The following Topical Questions will be answered on Tuesday:

Liam Kerr: To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported funding gap facing Scotland’s colleges.

Carol Mochan: To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the number of private GP clinics has reportedly tripled since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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What's on in Parliament

Presiding Officers

Alison Johnstone MSP is the elected Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.

Annabelle Ewing and Liam McArthur are Deputy Presiding Officers (DPOs).

Find out more about the Presiding Officer and DPOs

Public petitions

Petitions are a way to ask the Parliament to do something.

Any person or organisation can submit a petition: you do not have to be a certain age or live in Scotland.

MSPs cannot submit a petition but they can support them.

Find out more about submitting a petition to the Parliament