That's the end of the latest First Minister's Questions session at Holyrood

• Several MSPs addressed news of the attack on a synagogue in Manchester, condemning antisemitism and offering their support and sympathy to those affected.
• The Scottish Conservatives said most Scottish households were worse off than when the SNP came to power and asked if John Swinney would rule out more tax rises.
• Swinney responded by saying tax and spending plans would be announced in due course and he blamed the Conservatives for the pressures.
• The FM was also pressed on college funding by Scottish Labour after an Audit Scotland report said it had fallen by 20% in real terms over five years. Swinney said he was committed to properly funding the college sector.
• Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer said a new land reform bill failed to address the huge amounts of Scottish land owned by just a few hundred individuals and corporations.
• Swinney was also asked about four Scots who were part of the Samud flotilla heading for Gaza, who were detained by the Israeli military. He said he had sought reassurances via the Foreign Office.
• Challenged on a warning from a senior medic that the NHS is dying in Scotland, he cited some statistics showing that progress is being made on waiting times.
• Swinney reiterated his opposition to the UK government's proposed digital ID scheme, and said he was seeking more detail on how it would work.

That's the end of our live coverage. The live page was edited by Steven Brocklehurst. The writers were Calum Watson and Rachel Grant.

Row defusedpublished at 13:11 BST 2 October

13:11 BST 2 October

Kirsten Campbell
BBC Scotland political correspondent

I’ve just spoken to the First Minister about the remarks he made to Anas Sarwar during FMQs.

It's clear he didn’t mean it the way some have interpreted.

In the heat of a reply he said: "Mr Sarwar should go home and think again".

John Swinney says the pair have spoken and he told the Labour leader that if the comment landed the wrong way that was not his intention.

He says that Sarwar knows he is not that type of person.

Swinney also pointed out that he was one of the first to defend him when he was being attacked by Nigel Farage.

Row defused.

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As first minister's questions ends, a point of order is raised by Keith Brown, SNP MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane.

He accused Russell Finlay of misleading parliament on tax paid by people in Scotland.

Brown says the Scottish Conservatives leader was wrong to say a majority of people pay more tax in Scotland than they would in England.

"The truth is, the majority of people in Scotland pay less tax than in the rest of the UK," he says.

"We are all entitled to our own opinions, but we are not entitled to our own facts."

• See our guide to 2025/26 tax bands in Scotland

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Jackie Baillie says the verdict from the BMA chair, who is a frontline clinician, is a "damning indictment" on the SNP government.

She says the last time the SNP met its 62-day treatment target for cancer was 13 years ago and the poorest communities are being hit the hardest in a postcode lottery.

Swinney highlights a different set of cancer statistics which present a better picture.

He insists he is absolutely committed to tackling inequality

Labour's Jackie Baillie asks for the FM's response to comments from the chairman of the British Medical Association in Scotland, who was quoted as saying the NHS in Scotland is dying before our eyes.

Swinney acknowledges the pressure on the health service but says waits are coming down, and reels off a clutch of statistics which he says demonstrate that progress is being made.

"There are challenges but the government is investing to support the National Health Service," he says.

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Legal claims by former patients of Professor Sam Eljamel at NHS Tayside are raised by Liz Smith - the Conservative MSP for Mid Scotland Fife, who asks whether the health board should exempt the three-year time-bar that is currently in place.

She says as information in uncovered by the public inquiry into the disgraced surgeon, patients are "quite reasonably" asking for the time bar to be lifted to allow them to make claims for mistreatment.

Swinney says the courts already have the power to override the time restrictions and NHS Tayside has been told to apply this on a case-by-case basis.

Labour insiders question Swinney's commentspublished at 12:47 BST 2 October

12:47 BST 2 October

Kirsten Campbell
BBC Scotland political correspondent

Scottish Labour insiders are questioning what First Minister John Swinney meant when he told Anas Sarwar to "go home and think again".

It would be hard to think that moments after expressing the need to confront the evil of anti-semitism, John Swinney was referring to Sarwar's ethnicity.

But some folk at Holyrood feel that needs to be clarified.

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Gordon MacDonald, SNP MSP for Edinburgh Pentland, asks about the potential impact of the UK's proposed mandatory digital ID scheme on marginalised communities and public services in Scotland, saying forcing people to share their data was wrong.

Swinney says he does not support the scheme and the government is trying to get further details on the plans from Westminster. He says the implications for older people and those with disabilities has to be considered.

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Scottish Conservatives' Murdo Fraser says Swinney would be more persuasive had he not been "such an evangelist" for the SNP's controversial and failed "named person" policy that was ruled by a court to be an infringement of privacy.

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Regarding the SNP's 2021 plan for a digital identity service raised by Reform MSP Graham Simpson, Swinney says it was "fundamentally different" because it was not mandatory.

Greer now asks a question on the global Samud flotilla which was intercepted by the Israeli military on its way to Gaza last night.

He says four Scots were part of the flotilla of small boats and were "kidnapped" by Israeli forces.

Will the first minister demand the immediate release of these Scots, and will his government join a global boycott against Israel? he asks.

Swinney says he is aware of the incident and has asked officials to seek an update from the UK Foreign Office.

He says he has been informed the UK is lobbying the Israeli government to respect the law and protect the safety of those involved in the flotilla.

Swinney says the Scottish government has taken a number of steps over the years to help communities purchase land.

He says the forthcoming land reform bill will be scrutinised in parliament and his government will be open to dialogue about those proposals.

He says the underpinning policy agenda is that the land assets are used for the benefit of the people of Scotland.

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Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer, like other party leaders, begins by sending his "thoughts, prayers, love and solidarity" to victims of the synagogue attack in Manchester.

He then addresses the issue of land ownership in Scotland, saying fewer than 500 people and companies own half the country's land.

He says 700,000 acres are owned from tax havens like the Cayman Islands, and that more Scottish land is owned by corporations and the super-rich now than when the SNP took office in 2007.

Greer says a new Scottish land reform bill to be voted on later this month won't address these issues.

"Is his government just scared of these billionaires?" he asks

Swinney and Sarwar clash over elitismpublished at 12:35 BST 2 October

12:35 BST 2 October

Lynsey Bews
BBC Scotland political correspondent

Anas Sarwar links further education budgets to class, pointing out working class kids are more likely to go college than university.

He highlights the government's promises on tackling inequality, and suggests ministers' have a "snooty, elitist" approach to the college sector.

That evokes a very personal response from Swinney, who points out his own state school education.

In contrast, Sarwar attended a private school.

The first minister seems riled by the description from the Labour leader, and goes on to criticise "lofty commitments" from the UK government, before saying "Mr Sarwar should go home and think again".

In the current political climate, it's perhaps a form of words he will regret using.

Findlay pulls at threads on the economypublished at 12:33 BST 2 October

12:33 BST 2 October

Lynsey Bews
BBC Scotland political correspondent

Findlay goes on the economy, with an attempt to draw together various threads, from the government's policy on taxation, to the cuts to college budgets, and the state of public services more generally.

He says that despite higher rates of tax in Scotland, ministers are failing to deliver when it comes to public services.

Making the case for lower taxation is classic Tory territory, and clearly an area where Findlay feels he can set his party apart from the rest at Holyrood.

Sarwar asks why the "snooty, elitist SNP government" refuses to recognise the value of Scotland's colleges.

"I don't think this state school boy getting lectured about elitism is a great look for Mr Sarwar," Swinney says to applause from members of his party.

Sarwar was a pupil at Hutchesons' Grammar School, a private school in the south of Glasgow.

The first minister says Sotland is the only part of the UK where child poverty is going down, adding that 90% of pupils go on to positive destinations after school.

Sarwar says news that the Alloa campus of Forth Valley College is at risk is "devastating" for student and staff.

Swinney says this "essential" campus in an area of deprivation is "very much at the fore" of his mind and the Scottish government would find a way to protect the future of the campus.

"We must maximise access to learning," he says.

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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar also begins by saying he is "horrified" by the attack in Manchester and says his thoughts are with all those affected and the wider Jewish community.

He goes on to highlight the "scathing" Audit Scotland report on colleges which showed a 20% real term cut in funding, and 30,000 fewer people getting places.

He asks why, when Scotland needs a new generation of skilled workers, are colleges worth less to the SNP than university places?

Swinney says this in not the case and 25,000 people started a modern apprenticeship last year. He also points out there was capital funding for college estates.

A moment of unitypublished at 12:25 BST 2 October

12:25 BST 2 October

Lynsey Bews
BBC Scotland political correspondent

A moment of unity at the start of FMQs, with both the Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay, and the First Minister John Swinney acknowledging the attack this morning at a synagogue in Manchester.

John Swinney says the chamber speak with one voice when it comes to the issue of antisemitism - describing it as an "evil we must confront".

Swinney says 93% of school leavers go into a positive destination such as work, training or further study, including college attendance.

He says the last Scottish Funding Council allocation provided a 2.6% increase in funding for teaching and a rise of almost 5% in capital maintenance funding.

This government is "absolutely committed" to ensuring that we invest in our college sector, he says.

He adds the situation hasn't been helped by the austerity imposed by previous Conservative governments and the folly of the Liz Truss budget that Findlay supported.

Findlay pivots to the issue of funding for Scotland's college sector, saying the SNP have slashed college budgets.

It follows an Audit Scotland that colleges have had a 20% real terms cut in funding in the past five years.

The Scottish Tory leader says cutting funding to colleges directly affects economic growth, and asks whether Swinney will commit to reinstating this funding.

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Swinney hits back saying he must point out an inaccuracy in Findlay's comments.

The first minister says more than half of taxpayers in Scotland continue to pay less tax than if they lived elsewhere in the UK.

He accuses Findlay of trying to mislead parliament with inaccurate information.

Swinney declines to answer the Scottish Tory leader's question directly, but says his government will set out its budget plans in due course.