FMQs has drawn to a close and here are the key lines that emerged this week:

• Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay pressed John Swinney on the Scottish government's high tax approach
• The first minister insisted he engaged with the business sector and said his government believed in investment in growth
• Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar argued that the SNP could not be trusted with the NHS, quoting the latest A&E figures
• Swinney acknowledged there were challenges in the NHS but insisted the Scottish government was investing in it
• Patrick Harvie, the Scottish Greens co-leader, took the opportunity to lambaste Donald Trump and the threat the "convicted felon" posed to tackling climate change
• The first minister said his government took climate change seriously, but there were strong ties between Scotland and the US and he had a duty to foster them

That's all from the live page team this week, thank you for joining us. Catherine Lyst was today's editor. Craig Huchison and James Delaney were the writers.

Swinney walks Trump tightropepublished at 13:17 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November

13:17 GMT 7 November

Andrew Kerr
BBC Scotland political correspondent

Donald Trump’s swoop back to power has left things a bit awkward for the first minister.

After last week’s Questions, John Swinney gave his full-throated backing to Kamala Harris.

The Greens’ co-leader Patrick Harvie picked up on the first minister’s official congratulation to the president-elect.

Harvie spent a while listing what he saw as Mr Trump’s failings as a misogynist, climate denier, election result over-turner and so on - before saying “words fail me.”

Now, it’s probably fair to say that Swinney is duty-bound to send his congratulations to Washington, DC.

He did say he had a “duty” – and highlighted Scotland’s close cultural, social and economic ties with the United States which, of course, he wants to maintain.

However, addressing Harvie’s concerns for the “marginalised” he went on to say that he had pledged to be first minister “for all of Scotland.”

Four more years of Scottish government leaders await as they walk the Trump tightrope.

Who’ll be there to greet the president of the United States when he no doubt touches down at Prestwick in Air Force One at some point?

Douglas Lumsden of the Scottish Conservatives pays tribute to Sir Chris Hoy, after the Olympian’s announcement he has terminal prostate cancer.

Sir Chris called for earlier screening for the condition, and Lumsden asks if the Scottish government will follow suit with England, where earlier testing is planned.

Swinney says Sir Chris has demonstrated “total courage” across his sporting career and is doing the same now, wishing him and his family well.

Swinney says the government will take forward the priority raised by Lumsden and thanks Hoy for “putting such impetus behind the requirement to do so”.

Sarwar highlights health again during FMQspublished at 13:15 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November

13:15 GMT 7 November

Andrew Kerr
BBC Scotland political correspondent

We’re only at the end of 2024 – but Labour are looking ahead to 2026, as well as their Conservative colleagues.

That’s when the Holyrood election is and the Labour leader Anas Sarwar was highlighting health.

He said more than 9,000 people had waited more than 24 hours to be seen in A&E – and went further, saying the SNP had no meaningful plan for the NHS with the situation getting worse.

There was a claim of a “deadly legacy of SNP incompetence.”

The leader presented Labour’s ultimate plan – and said the UK government had promised huge tranches of extra cash to this government - £1.7bn to be precise for next year.

The charge was – will you sort it now or do we have to wait until a Labour government of 2026?

John Swinney claimed things were actually getting better on his shift, an increase in operations, outpatient activity increased and so forth.

The first minister claimed the Labour leader couldn’t be an “innocent bystander” and should back the Budget to ensure the spending on the NHS could take place.

Roz McCall brings up the harrowing case of her constituent whose son Isaac has a brain disorder and autism and was segregated at school.

The Tory MSP says staff stood by and watched as he banged his head against the wall and asks what the Scottish government will do to ensure this never happens again.

The FM says he is very concerned about this case and adds that ASN (Additional Support Needs) support is very clear in guidance and is in place to prevent occurrences such as this one.

Labour’s Pam Duncan-Glancy accuses the SQA of “marking their own homework” following a review of the grading of Higher History exams.

She says teachers and pupils had raised concerns over the marking and says one teacher said it “made liars out of all the teachers in that room”.

She asks the first minister how many “exam fiascos” he is willing to preside over.

Swinney says the report was independently reviewed by peers in Wales.

He says he understands the concerns, but says a “thorough and independent review” had taken place.

SNP MSP George Adam turns to the UK government announcing an increase of tuition fees in England.

Scottish students living in Scotland do not currently pay tuition fees.

"Education should be based on the ability to learn and not the ability to pay," says Swinney.

The FM points out a record number of Scots have secured a university place in Scotland and a record number of students from deprived areas are attending.

He highlights the debt students are saddled with in other parts of the UK.

Tory MSP Megan Gallacher says the government has had 17 years to fix the temporary accommodation issue, but “have failed”.

The Conservative says it is “time for action, not words” and asks when the SNP will tackle the housing emergency.

Swinney accuses the Conservatives of having a “brass neck,” and says for 14 of the last 17 years, his government has “railed” against austerity imposed by the Tory government in Westminster.

He says the SNP has built more affordable housing per head of population than in England and Wales.

He says there is a housing emergency, but says he is happy to “see the back of Conservative impediments” to building new affordable provision.

Scottish Labour's Mark Griffin asks what plans the Scottish government has to end the rise in families reported to be living in temporary accommodation in the Central Belt.

A recent report suggested that almost 2,000 children in Glasgow were living in unsuitable bed and breakfast accommodation, with 4,600 households predicted to do so in Edinburgh by 2040.

Griffin says child poverty cannot be eradicated, as promised by Swinney, unless the cuts to the affordable housing supply programme can be reversed on the back of new UK government investment.

Swinney says the Scottish government has committed an additional £42m to local authorities in the Central Belt with accommodation pressures to create more affordable housing.

He says the position on homelessness and temporary accommodation is a product of 14 years of Conservative-led austerity.

He says the improvement of the housing situation remains a priority, and adds that reducing funding for housing was a “great regret”.

Tory Edward Mountain asks for Swinney to come up to the Highlands and give personal assurance to communities affected by the delays in dualling the A9.

He says the government’s word in the past “has not held true”.

Swinney says that contribution “doesn’t help,” and says he came into power in 2007 with a promise to spend £500m on A9 dualling.

He says he was prevented from doing so as the Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems and Greens forced him to spend money on the Edinburgh Trams project instead.

He says the parliament needs to have a “reasoned debate” about the limitations of resources.

Scottish Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser asks the first minister for a response to concerns raised over the funding for completion of dualling the A9 between Perth and Inverness.

The citizen participation and public petitions committee said it was “concerned” that not enough money would be available to complete the project by 2035.

Swinney says the government remains “fully committed” to the A9 dualling plan set out in December last year and is considering the committee’s recommendations.

Fraser notes that the committee said the project should have been finished by 2025, and asks how there can be any confidence the new target will be met.

Swinney says substantial progress has already been made on other parts of the A9 dualling projects, and gives “government assurance” they are committed to progressing it further.

Trump and Harvie have historypublished at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November

12:45 GMT 7 November

Angus Cochrane
BBC Scotland News

Patrick Harvie, who raised grave concerns about the outcome of the US election, has personal experience of coming up against Donald Trump.

The president-elect’s company owns two golf courses in Scotland, and has plans for a third.

In 2012, Trump appeared before Holyrood's economy, energy and environment committee amid a dispute over plans for an offshore windfarm near Trump International’s Aberdeenshire course.

Trump and his team clashed with Harvie, who was later the subject of a complaint from the future US president.

Harvie has since led calls for Trump golf courses to be investigated via an unexplained wealth order, which requires individuals to explain the source of wealth used to acquire property and other assets in the UK.

Legislation changing Scotland's climate change targets has been passed by MSPs.

The Climate Change Bill scraps annual targets and the 2030 and 2040 interim targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions but keeps the aim of reaching net-zero by 2045.

It comes after the Scottish government accepted it could not reach its target of reducing emissions by 75% by 2030.

The bill passed in Holyrood by 105 votes to zero, receiving support from all parties, apart from the Scottish Greens whose seven MSPs abstained.

Read more here.

The first minister reminds the chamber the application at Peterhead is live so he can't make detailed comments about it.

Swinney insists the government takes tackling climate change very seriously.

"No change of government in the United States is going to change this government's attitude about the imperative of addressing the climate emergency," he says.

Harvie says Swinney's answer sounds like "extraordinary complacency at a time of incredible danger for the world".

"The re-election of Trump is particularly dangerous for climate policy," he says.

The Scottish Greens co-leader calls on the FM to instigate a new environmental impact assessment for the proposed fossil fuelled power station at Peterhead.

He warns that ministers could be breaking the law if they sign off this development.

Swinney says he has a duty as first minister of Scotland to engage with other governments.

The FM explains his letter congratulating Trump on his victory was part of that duty.

He argues that the ties between Scotland and the US are important.

The FM accepts there are big differences between him and Donald Trump, but he cannot deny the ties between the two countries.

"I want to maintain good relationships between Scotland and the United States," he adds.

Image source, Reuters

It's now the turn of Patrick Harvie to put questions to the first minister and he's decided to play the Trump card.

The Scottish Greens co-leader points out Donald Trump is a convicted felon and he also accuses him of being a "mysogynist, a climate change denier, a fraudster, a conspiracy monger, a racist and a far right politician".

"Words fail me," he adds.

What has the FM done to reach out to the most marginalised whose lives are most directly threatened by a second Trump turn, he asks.

Taxing questions at FMQspublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November

12:31 GMT 7 November

Lynsey Bews
BBC Scotland political correspondent

The Tories and Labour are back on classic territory today - the former going on taxation and the latter on public services.

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay is calling for tax cuts in Scotland - unsurprising when you consider he promised to go back to core conservative values in his pitch to lead the party.

He's positioned himself as pro-business too, asking for the burden on firms to be reduced as the Scottish government prepares to set its budget for 2025/26 next month.

Contrast that with the approach of Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, who has is once again focusing on investment in the NHS.

It's an area Sarwar has raised time and again at FMQs, knowing that the health service is a priority for many members of the public.

Swinney says he “welcomed” the investment in public expenditure from the Autumn Budget last week, and assures Sarwar that money will be used to “strengthen” the NHS.

He says the challenge is that Budget will only be deployed if there is a parliamentary majority in favour of the Budget and challenges Sarwar to back it.

Sarwar says there is a difference between receiving money and spending it wisely.

He accuses the SNP of “continued denial and a hunt for excuses” over the state of the NHS.

He says the SNP has left a “deadly legacy of incompetence” in the health service.

Swinney calls on Sarwar to “embrace” the SNP’s contribution to the Budget discussion.

Sarwar says the situation has “got worse” since Swinney became first minister.

He says, by September this year, more people have waited more than 24 hours in A&E than in the entirety of 2023.

He says the Labour budget means an additional £789m will be allocated to the Scottish NHS this year, with a further £1.72bn next year, but warns the money “cannot be wasted by SNP financial mismanagement and incompetence”.

Swinney says the last 12 months has seen an increase in the number of operations performed in the NHS, outpatient activity has increased, there have been more than 1.5 million attendances at A&E and over the last 10 years there has been an 82% increase in A&E consultant head count.

He says the government “has been investing” and is “fully aware of the challenges” within the health service.