FMQs draws to a close. If you're just joining us here are the headlines:

• Russell Findlay calls on the first minister to apologise to the women of Scotland following last week's Supreme Court ruling
• The FM declines to do so but insists his government "'accepts the judgement of the Supreme Court" and new sex-based rights guidance is being developed
• Findlay presses the FM on whether trans women are women, but Swinney reiterates his point that he "unreservedly" accepts the Supreme Court ruling
• The issue is raised again later in FMQs when Alba MSP Ash Regan raises the issue of the ruling against Scottish Borders Council regarding the provision of single-sex toilets
• Swinney reiterates the rule of law will be central to the actions of the government
• Anas Sarwar attacks Swinney's "anti far-right" summit in Glasgow which he says lacked any reflection on the failure of SNP policies
• Swinney insists his goverment delivers for the people and he is proud to stand on its record
• Alex Cole-Hamilton raised concerns about the lack recruitment of maths and science teachers
• The FM insists his government will work with local authority partners to address the issue

That's all from us today. Catherine Lyst was the editor. Craig Hutchison and James Delaney were the writers.

Scottish Green MSP Ariane Burgess calls on the FM to ensure local people are listened to in their campaign against destructive proposals for an industrial salmon farm development at Loch Long.

Burgess has led a campaign that has seen more than 4,300 people lodging objections via a web portal created by the Scottish Greens.

The first minister points out: "I cannot go into details on the handling of a live planning appeal."

Swinney says the government's determination will be arrived at as soon as it is possible to do so.

Former Conservative leader Douglas Ross asks Swinney to answer a “straightforward” question: "Does he believe that trans women are women?"

Swinney replies that the Scottish government “accepts the judgement of the Supreme Court that a woman in the Equality Act 2010 is defined by biological sex”.

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A judge has ordered that Scottish schools must provide single-sex toilets for students after parents brought a case to court against Scottish Borders Council (SBC).

The local authority had installed only gender neutral toilets at the replacement Earlston primary school, which recently opened.

Parents Sean Stratford and Leigh Hurley complained to the council about the policy at the school their son had previously attended, but it was rejected.

But at the Court of Session in Edinburgh the council conceded that they had a legal obligation to provide male and female facilities.

Read more here.

Alba’s Ash Regan references a recent ruling against Scottish Borders Council regarding the provision of single-sex toilets for students at the replacement Earlston Primary School.

She says the Supreme Court ruling last week means the “undue influence” of LGBT activist groups advising on policy must be withdrawn and asks Swinney if public funding to such groups will be cut in light of the ruling.

The first minister says he has made it clear that the rule of law must be central to the actions of his government.

He says the government will consider the issues arriving from that case alongside all aspects of reform required following the ruling.

Lib Dems to feature more in FMQspublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 24 April

12:43 BST 24 April

Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent

Alex Cole-Hamilton is going to be a bit more of a regular fixture at FMQs going forward, thanks to Jamie Greene.

The defection of the former Tory MSP means the Lib Dems now have five seats. While this is by no means a majority in the chamber, it means they count as a proper party at Holyrood again.

They are entitled to a seat on the parliamentary bureau which decides on Holyrood business, and more speaking time in the chamber.

That means Cole-Hamilton no longer has to lodge a question every other week asking when the cabinet will next meet, so that he can then follow up with whatever topic he likes. It essentially doubles the number of questions he can ask in each of these sessions.

John Swinney did not seem hugely concerned by the prospect, and broadly seems to have enjoyed the chaos in the opposition benches with the Tories losing a member to the Lib Dems.

But it will ultimately help the Lib Dems build a platform for their preferred issues - today it was education - ahead of trying to add to those five seats at next year’s election.

The FM says his government will work with local authority partners to increase teacher numbers.

Swinney insists: "There is no lack of energy within government to ensure that our schools are well supported."

Cole-Hamilton says: "This is our kids we are talking about. Where is the hunger, where is the passion to resolve this?

"It's not just maths. Chemistry, physics, biology - each of them hundreds of trainee teachers short."

The government is only training 16 computing teachers this year, he adds.

Swinney jokes that he is "very happy" with Jamie Greene's defection to the Lib Dems which causes a minor uproar in the chamber.

The FM goes on to say: "There are challenges in the recruitment of teachers to particular specialisms."

He points to the teacher bursary scheme as a mechanism to enhance recruitment.

It's now the turn of Alex Cole-Hamilton who says there is a "crisis in teacher training".

The Scottish Lib Dems leader says the government has missed its target of training maths teachers "by a country mile".

"What is going wrong?," he asks.

A decent political manoeuvrepublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 24 April

12:29 BST 24 April

Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent

Anas Sarwar clearly felt he had no option but to attend John Swinney’s “anti-far right” summit in Glasgow yesterday.

He didn’t want to be left on the outside when a huge list of leaders from wider society were turning out, and he didn’t want to seem like he was somehow in favour of the far right.

But Sarwar is very keen to paint the SNP as the “architects of divisive politics in Scotland”, and to argue that they are the ones letting Scots down.

The summit probably isn’t going to quell any uprising of anti-establishment feeling in Scotland.

Indeed Reform UK seem quite pleased with the publicity of their non-invitation.

But it was, nonetheless, a decent political manoeuvre from the first minister.

It allows him to hold his party up in a leadership position, and frames them in opposition to an ideology that most moderate voters disapprove of - the kind of voters he is vying with Labour for the support of.

And ahead of what is likely to be a messy election result, he wants to brand himself as a unifying figure who can build bridges with other leaders.

Sarwar will not be hugely pleased with having effectively assisted his rival in that endeavour, which is why he feels the need to make the point so publicly and repeatedly that he really wants the SNP out.

Sarwar says that Swinney’s “head is in the sand” and says the SNP has “no plan” to improve the lives of Scots.

He says the SNP “deliver nothing” and accuses the government of “losing its way” and says the only way of tackling division is to remove the party from power.

Swinney says the UK Labour government at Westminster was elected on a commitment to end austerity and deliver change, but that has not happened.

He says there is “no point in the Labour party” as they bring austerity and child poverty to Scotland and insists he is proud of the SNP’s record in government.

Sarwar accuses Swinney of “complacency” and says the SNP have failed to deliver over 18 years in government.

He says there is a “stark gulf” between the SNP government “rhetoric” and the reality faced by people across the country and asks Swinney if he will accept his party “are the architects of divisive politics”.

Swinney says he is proud to stand on the record of his government and says it is delivering over and above on what is being delivered in England and Wales.

He says the government “delivers for the people of Scotland, day in and day out”.

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First Minister John Swinney has said a gathering of political and civic leaders has started the process of protecting democratic values in Scotland.

About 50 organisations, including political parties, faith groups and charities, attended the forum in Glasgow.

Swinney told the BBC that Scotland's shared values were under "huge threat" from disinformation and pressure from the "hard right".

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, whose party was previously linked to the far right by the first minister, told BBC Scotland News they were at "the centre ground of public opinion" and were "never part of the far right".

He said the summit showed "the great and the good" of Scottish politics were running scared of his party, which was not invited to attend.

Read more.

Labour leader Anas Sarwar is up next and starts by talking about Swinney’s "anti far-right" summit in Glasgow yesterday.

He says the meeting lacked “any reflection” of the failure of SNP policies and asks the first minister why he does not recognise “that to tackle division and polarisation, we need a Scottish government that delivers for the people”.

Swinney says that is what the people of Scotland have got.

He says families benefit from 1,140 of early learning and childcare for eligible children, rising investment in the housing sector, low unemployment, progress being made on reducing waiting lists and times in the health sector, and falls in child poverty rates.

Swinney's intention is to push the issue awaypublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 24 April

12:25 BST 24 April

Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent

Russell Findlay is very keen to capitalise on the Supreme Court ruling to put pressure on John Swinney.

But on a point of clarity, the court did not rule on the Scottish government’s (former) backing for self-identification, or the gender reform bill passed at Holyrood, which never became law.

It is obviously related as part of the wider debate about gender - where the Tories are feeling increasingly vindicated - but the ruling was specifically about who is entitled to certain protections under the Equality Act.

This is significant in terms of how John Swinney responds now.

The Equality Act is reserved to Westminster, and is enforced by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission. The Gender Recognition Act too is a UK law.

And given the government has no plans to bring back the gender reform bill, Swinney’s intention is to push the issue away, and effectively say it’s for someone else to deal with.

The FM tells the chamber: "The Conservatives have changed their position on this and they have changed their position from what they said in 2018."

He says his government will follow the rule of law and will act wisely to protect everyone in Scottish society.

"John Swinney could ditch Nicola Sturgeon's toxic legacy once and for all," continues Findlay.

He calls on the FM to ditch the "era of divisive gender politics".

John Swinney explains his government is considering the details of the Supreme Court judgement and is taking the advice of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission.

The first minister says all public bodies, including the Scottish Prison Service will operate on that basis and within the law.

Findlay says a prison officer told him that staff still face disciplinary action if they call male sex offenders identifying as female, he or him.

The Scottish Tory leader says there are still male prisoners in the female estate.

He asks if Swinney will now instruct the Scottish Prison Service to ensure male prisoners do their time in men's prisons.