FMQs draws to a close. If you're just joining us, here are the key moments from this week's political jousting.

• Russell Findlay and Anas Sarwar both accused the Scottish government of failing the Ferguson's shipyard, after it lost out on a contract to build seven new ferries
• The Scottish Conservative leader said the Port Glasgow yard - under public ownership - had been unable to compete because of SNP mismanagement
• Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said ministers had let down workers and island communities
• The FM said the government had saved the yard from closure, adding that procurement rules had to be followed for awarding contracts.
• Alex Cole-Hamilton, the Scottish Lib Dem leader, highlighted the impact of Netflix drama Adolescence and focused on violence in schools
• The FM condemns Islamophobia after a mosque in Aberdeen was vandalised while worshippers were inside

That's all from us today. Calum Watson was the editor. Jonathan Geddes and Craig Hutchison were the writers.

Another FMQ's wraps up after soundbites, tweets and blowing off steampublished at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March

13:05 GMT 20 March

Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent

Another session of first minister’s questions comes to an end – but before John Swinney had even sat down, it was clear what parties really use the occasion for.

Yes, the parliamentary scrutiny is very nice, and there is a certain segment of the population which follows every cough and spit in the chamber.

But Anas Sarwar’s exchanges with the first minister ended at 12:15; he had a clip of his favourite (pre-scripted) line up on Twitter by 12:31.

Alex Cole-Hamilton had the next question and wasn’t far behind; his clip went up at 12:39.

The Tories were relatively slow off the mark, in that their post of Russell Findlay’s contribution went up at 12:40.

All will hope they can attract a wider audience, or at least fire up their base, by spreading their message across social media.

From experience John Swinney or the SNP will get a clip up before long too.

But it also feels like the first minister tends to use these weekly questions to blow off some steam.

For a guy who’s made his leadership all about unity and building bridges, Mr Swinney does not shy away from going head to head with opposition leaders – or back benchers.

Finlay Carson asked a relatively innocuous question about wildfires, but it was Mr Swinney who brought the fire when he responded with a tirade about the “utterly inadequate” Tories and their failure to back the Holyrood budget, concluding simply that “the Tories are a disgrace”.

It’s hard to escape the conclusion that despite being the one being questioned, Mr Swinney rather enjoys these sessions.

Mark Ruskell of the Scottish Greens brings up the Tour de France coming to Scotland in 2027 and asks what lessons have been learned from the 2023 cycling world championships, which were also held in the country.

The Mid Scotland and Fife MSP adds the tour should leave a "lasting legacy" after the peloton has moved on.

The first minister says it's "an absolutely enormous" opportunity for Scotland, and that it demonstrates the ability of Scotland to attract major events.

Swinney goes on to say that it's important to have facilities and infrastructure in place to ensure Scots can get involved in cycling themselves.

Labour MSP Neil Bibby asks about the BBC Scotland decision to scrap River City, saying he is concerned that it could result in a cut in hours of Scottish programming and asks whether the government will seek guarantees regarding investment in local productions, ahead of the 2027 charter renewal.

Swinney says those decisions "are for BBC Scotland" but he understands the concern.

He adds that "the greatest level of importance" is attached to film and TV production in Scotland, so that the economy can benefit from investment.

Image source, Aberdeen Mosque and Islamic Centre

Next we have SNP MSP Kevin Stewart asking what action the Scottish government is taking to tackle Islamophobia in Scotland, following an attack on a mosque at the weekend.

A teenager has been charged after an Aberdeen mosque was vandalised while worshippers were inside.

The FM says he "unequivocally condemns" the attack and insists robust action is being undertaken to challenge hatred and Islamophobia through delivering the government's hate crime strategy.

Swinney tells the chamber he will convene a gathering of political and civic leaders to help create a cohesive society where everyone feels safe and at home.

He welcomes the actions taken by people in Aberdeen to help clear up the mess from the attack as a "splendid" example.

Scottish Tories deputy leader Rachael Hamilton asks Swinney how the Scottish government is marking endometriosis awareness month

He replies that government buildings are being lit yellow, and social media and educational tools are being used.

This prompts Hamilton to say waiting list times mean people with endometriosis are "facing hell". She brings up someone who had to seek treatment in Abu Dhabi as the pain was "unbearable".

She asks what "decisive action" is being taken to reduce waiting times, to which Swinney replies that investment into the health service will help, as the government works with a "range of stakeholders" to progress the women's health plan.

Swinney agrees with Cole-Hamilton about the impact of the drama Adolescence which is leading to necessary debate in our society.

The FM also highlights comments from the Dimbelby lecture where former England manager Gareth Southgate said young men are spending too much time gaming, gambling and watching pornography - and they need better role models beyond online influencers.

He says the Behaviour in Schools Action plan, external has a range of actions designed to improve the situation.

The FM says he is always open to suggestions that make schools safer for children.

Image source, Netflix

The creators of the Netflix drama Adolescence have said they want the programme to be a piece of work that "causes discussion and makes change".

Writer Jack Thorne said he and co-writer Stephen Graham, who is also starring in the drama, wanted to explore the problem of young male rage and what fuels it after seeing several incidents of violence in the news.

"I want it to be shown in schools, I want it to be shown in Parliament. It's crucial because this is only going to get worse.

"It's something that people need to be talking about, hopefully that's what drama can do," Thorne said.

Read more here.

It's now the turn of Alex Cole-Hamilton to put his questions to the first minister.

The Scottish Lib Dem leader tells the chamber that since the Netflix drama Adolescence everyone is talking about the challenges that young people face.

"Violence in schools; the rise of toxic misogynists like Andrew Tate and online bullying."

He says his party is publishing research today that shows there have been over 24,000 violent incidents reported in our schools since the Scottish government action plan was revealed.

Cole-Hamilton asks what further action will the government take to combat violence in our schools.

Swinney and Sarwar accuse of each other of letting down Ferguson'spublished at 12:43 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March

12:43 GMT 20 March

Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent

The topic was the same, but the approach to the questions was distinctly different.

While the Conservatives hammered the “value for taxpayers” angle on the Ferguson ferries issue, Labour tacked instead to the impact on island communities.

Mr Sarwar as ever sounded a bit like he was drafting an election leaflet too, talking about the SNP being “stronger for Poland”. Part of his 2026 strategy is about trying to recapture some patriotic energy for his party, to say they are the ones truly standing up for ordinary Scots.

While this avoided Mr Swinney being able to respond that he was saving jobs, ultimately the response from the first minister was the same – that opposition leaders are “running down Fergusons”.

He was clearly warmed up from his exchanges with Russell Findlay too, being ticked off by the presiding officer for dismissing Anas Sarwar’s opening line as “guff”.

But the key thing to watch for in these sessions is always the final question and answer of each set. That’s where both sides seek to get their best lines in – the big-picture arguments which inevitably end up being clipped for their social media feeds.

That’s where Mr Swinney tends to flip from technical answers about contractual procurement processes to a more gladiatorial approach. And frankly they are probably the parts which people will go away from the session remembering.

Swinney responds by bringing up investment in ferries, adding that when the SNP took power in 2007 the government budget had around £90m allocated to ferries, while now it is £530m.

He then brings up the GMB union calling Labour’s response to the Ferguson Marine situation ‘disappointing’ in 2021.

Raising his voice, he goes on the attack by saying Labour and the Tories have "run down" the shipyard while the Scottish government has instead supported Ferguson Marine.

Image source, Ferguson Marine

So as we've mentioned it's been impossible to keep Ferguson Marine out of the headlines this week, with a crack in the hull of the Glen Sannox and the firm missing out on a crucial order for seven electric CalMac ferries.

And then this morning it was announced the firm has appointed a new permanent chief executive.

Graeme Thomson will take over as boss of the Port Glasgow firm after the departure of the interim CEO John Petticrew and the sacking of his predecessor a year ago.

Read more here.

Sarwar returns to his argument about investment and jobs going abroad.

Scotland's island communities are being "failed", he says, before going on to say the consequence of this is "devastating" for people living there.

They are missing weddings and funerals, he says, due to the SNP's "incompetence", while local businesses - such as a hotel there - are shrinking to the extent that livelihoods are being threatened.

The first minister is told by the presiding officer to make sure his language is "respectful", after he calls Sarwar's claims "guff".

He rephrases it as "nonsense", saying a "competitive tendering process" was used and that Ferguson Marine was considered good enough to be part of that process.

However he says the government must follow the law, and that means an open procurement process, before once again citing the £14.2m investment figure.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar also asks about the ferries.

He says it's "contracts going abroad", and that the SNP are "stronger for Poland" and "stronger for Turkey", referring to ferry contracts.

He says the ferries should be built "here in Scotland" and that the shipbuilding industry should be world-leading.

John Swinney doesn't believe Scottish yards are "good enough" for this work, he claims.

"There would not be a Ferguson's yard trading just now if I had not intervened over ten years ago to try to secure the future of the yard," says the FM.

He says Findlay called Ferugson's Marine "a terrible drain on the public finances".

Swinney says the Scottish Tory leader has specialised in talking down the yard, which is received with applause from the SNP benches.

Findlay tries to link ferry controversy directly to Swinneypublished at 12:25 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March

12:25 GMT 20 March

Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent

It was fairly apparent from the off that Russell Findlay was trying to ride two horses at once with his questions.

He was critical of the fact contracts were given to Ferguson Marine in the past, but also the fact that contracts have now NOT been given to them this week.

But it turned out the Tory leader was trying to set up the line in his final question.

He had anticipated John Swinney’s response calling out whether he wanted contracts “fixed” or not; it teed up his own response that ministers need to fix the yard so it can win the contracts fairly.

John Swinney turned the issue around to the matter of jobs, saying his government has saved them while the Tories do not value them at all.

It is striking however that he said people have had employment “for the best part of a decade” because of the government takeover. But where is that security going forward?

It belies the fact that with work going elsewhere, the future of the yard is distinctly uncertain.

Findlay hits back saying his party wants to fix Ferguson's so it can win contracts fairly and squarely.

The Scottish Tory leader says the first minister's finger prints are all over this scandal.

"How can anyone trust John Swinney to repair the damage at Ferguson's when he caused it in the first place?"

Swinney argues that if the SNP government had not stepped in to help the yard more than a decade ago there would be no Ferguson employees left at all.

The FM says Russell Findlay represents a party that has destroyed the industrial base of Scotland under the awful leadership of the Conservative governments.

He adds: "Russell Findlay is scraping the bottom of the barrel of political insults."

Image source, Getty Images

The ferries saga has become arguably Scotland's longest running post-devolution political controversy - and shows no sign of abating.

The Ferguson shipyard, the Clyde's only surviving commercial shipbuilder, was rescued in 2014, shortly before the independence referendum, by Jim McColl, a successful businessman who was an economic adviser to Alex Salmond.

A year later the yard won an order for two dual-fuel CalMac ferries, the first of their type ever built in the UK, following a controversial procurement exercise. Two years ago a BBC documentary presented evidence that it may have been rigged.

The build soon ran into problems, with the new owners blaming the government-owned ferries procurement agency CMAL for a flawed concept design, immature specification and interference.

CMAL denied this, claiming the problem's were entirely the fault of McColl's management, and refused claims for extra costs in a standoff which saw the yard go bust again in 2019.

The yard was nationalised but problems continued with delays and costs spiralling ever upwards. The first ship MV Glen Sannox was delivered in January this year, nearly seven years late and the second MV Glen Rosa is still being finished.

Read More - Why was Glen Sannox so hard to build?