First Minister's Questions - 30/01/2025

Join us fort First Minister's Questions, live from the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, starting with General Questions to Ministers.
11:40am General Questions
Colin Beattie S6O-04266
1. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on relaxing any conservation area restrictions that prevent the installation of solar panels and other energy saving initiatives.
Carol Mochan S6O-04267
2. To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed plans to reduce corridor care and the use of temporary escalation spaces with NHS boards.
Paul O'Kane S6O-04268
3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its stated commitment to end charges for non-residential care by the end of the current parliamentary session.
Willie Coffey S6O-04269
4. To ask the Scottish Government how it protects the environment and the interests of local communities regarding the construction of battery storage plants within rural settings.
Karen Adam S6O-04270
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether feasibility studies and development expenditure for ports and harbours will be eligible for funding as part of the investment in maintaining and improving ports and harbours that is proposed in its draft Budget 2025-26.
Fulton MacGregor S6O-04271
6. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Transport Scotland regarding safety measures at the Shawhead flyover on the A725 in Coatbridge.
Elena Whitham S6O-04272
7. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the public and private sector to develop carbon literacy skills.
Michelle Thomson S6O-04273
8. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that Falkirk Council is to consider a motion calling for immediate action by the Scottish Government to support the Grangemouth chemical cluster and the future of its industry.
12:00 pm First Minister's Questions
Russell Findlay S6F-03745
1. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Anas Sarwar S6F-03746
2. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Alex Cole-Hamilton S6F-03751
3. To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet.
Kevin Stewart S6F-03764
4. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the recent CBI report, which reportedly suggests that businesses are preparing to “cut staff and raise prices”.
Jackson Carlaw S6F-03762
5. To ask the First Minister whether he will join HM The King and other world leaders in commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz extermination camp and offer his reflections on the theme of this year's Holocaust Memorial Day, "For a Better Future".
Collette Stevenson S6F-03773
6. To ask the First Minister, in light of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report, UK Poverty 2025 , whether he will provide an update on the Scottish Government's actions to tackle poverty in Scotland, including in relation to any potential impact of planned UK Government welfare reforms.
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