Findlay accuses the FM of being in a state of denial and says he has given a "free pass to his distracted health service".

The Scottish Tory leader asks: "When exactly did John Swinney first know that Neil Gray had misled parliament?"

The first minister outlines the response from Neil Gray in the chamber.

He argues the and health secretary and himself are absolutely focused on delivering for patients.

In response to Findlay saying patients deserve honest leadership, Swinney says: "That's exactly what patients in Scotland have got," hits back the first minister.

Swinney adds the health secretary has been working with him to deal with the increased demands on the NHS.

Findlay points out Neil Gray admitted he had misled parliament and just made up the existence of notes of meetings at some football matches.

"Surely long suffering patients deserve honest leadership at this time of crisis?" asks the Scottish Tory leader.

Findlay asks of the FM has confidence in his health secretary, and Swinney replies "Yes I do."

Scottish Tory leader immediately challenges the first minister on Health Secretary Neil Gray being forced to apologise to MSPs about his use of ministerial cars to go to football matches,

John Swinney outlines the preparations for tomorrow and says he will chair a meeting of the resilience room after FMQs.

He says red warnings are very rare and asks people to follow the advice from the Met Office and the police.

"Take this seriously and stay safe," he adds.

The first minister begins FMQs by making a statement on tomorrow's weather warning.

A rare red weather warning has been issued across Scotland's central belt as the country prepares for Storm Éowyn.

John Swinney tells the chamber the weather warning covers Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders, all of Strathclyde and Lothian and Borders, the Forth Valley and southern parts of Fife.

He says it will begin at 10:00 and will run until 17:00.

The FM adds: "People should not travel and Police Scotland will issue a formal 'do not travel' advisory notice shortly."

This week's session of First Minister's Questions will get under way shortly.

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Talk about the big issue may have to waitpublished at 11:52 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January

11:52 GMT 23 January

Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent

This is one of those weeks where there’s a big, obvious story at Holyrood… but there might not be much point in opposition leaders bringing it up at FMQs.

The government is widely expected to finally scrap the National Care Service this afternoon.

But, as ever, John Swinney will insist he can’t talk about that until after the statement is made, so there may be little point in diving particularly deep on it.

That said, the opposition will be very keen to talk about the man nominally in charge of the care service – the health and social care secretary, Neil Gray.

The Conservatives in particular are gunning for Mr Gray amid a row over his use of a government car to attend football matches.

Perhaps there could be a way of mashing the two together – how can he focus on the big job of the care service when he’s embroiled in this other dispute? – but then there are also a host of other health issues bubbling away.

Labour never need an excuse to talk about waiting times, and feel it’s their best route to putting pressure on Mr Swinney.

So it might be a day for parties to drop in some digs about the big story of the day – just to make sure they get on the news – while actually using most of their questions on something else.

As we gear up for First Minister's Questions from 12:00, let's take a look back at the political headlines in Scotland this week.

• It was revealed Peter Murrell, the former SNP chief executive, has been banned from selling any property he owns after being charged with embezzlement as part of the Operation Branchform police investigation into SNP funds.
• The UK's first drug consumption clinic - known as The Thistle in Glasgow - has been used more than 130 times since it opened.
• Former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill announced his intention to stand against MSP Ash Regan for leadership of the Alba Party and was endorsed by former party leader Alex Salmond's widow Moira Salmond.
• Health Secretary Neil Gray apologised for "inadvertently" misleading MSPs over documentation of meetings of football games he attended using a ministerial car.
• The first minister backed the health secretary and said he was confident Gray attended the games on "official ministerial business".

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Good morning and welcome to today's live coverage of First Minister's Questions at Holyrood.

John Swinney will face the usual grilling from opposition party leaders and backbench MSPs from about 12:00.

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This afternoon we will also bring you two ministerial statements from the chamber.

• From 14:25 there will be a statement on the Fatal Accident Inquiries into the deaths of Katie Allan and William Brown at Polmont Young Offenders' Institution.

• Then from 14:55 there will be a statement on the future of the National Care Service.