Summary

  • First Minister John Swinney takes questions from opposition leaders and MSPs in Holyrood's weekly Q&A

  • Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay tells Swinney that the latest guidance on how to tackle the bad behaviour of pupils is "tedious, hand-wringing nonsense"

  • The FM insists that the guidance was designed to de-escalate bad behaviour in schools and was formed after listening to the teaching profession

  • Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar focuses on the future of bus maker Alexander Dennis and its plan to move operations to Yorkshire

  • He says the FM needs to up his game and commit to buying vehicles from the manufacturer. Swinney says that since 2020 the Scottish government had bought 360 buses

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Live Reporting

  1. Analysis

    Harvie's last question as Scottish Greens co-leader

    Philip Sim
    BBC Scotland political correspondent

    Patrick HarviePA Media

    This week’s FMQs will be a landmark moment – the last contribution as a party leader by Patrick Harvie.

    The Glasgow MSP has been atop the Scottish Greens for 17 years – making him the longest-serving party leader in Britain – but this summer’s leadership contest will bring that run to an end (although he hopes to continue his tenure as an MSP next year).

    There is no shortage of Green topics for him to select for his final FMQ as a leader – new climate targets have just been set out, and there is speculation in the papers this morning about movement on oil and gas licensing for projects like Rosebank.

    Mr Harvie has also taken a particular interest in global affairs – he was once accused of blasphemy by Donald Trump – and the Greens have a press release out this morning about the arms industry and support for Israel.

    It’s been a busy week politically in terms of what the other leaders might ask about too.

    The threats of further legal action about the gender row is meat and potatoes for the Conservatives, and so is the new guidance on tackling bad behaviour in schools – which the party was particularly scathing about.

    Labour meanwhile are keen to put pressure on ministers over their support for struggling bus maker Alexander Dennis – a ministerial statement is due later this afternoon too.

    And there will inevitably be an SNP backbench question about Labour’s welfare reforms at Westminster, which John Swinney will be keen to use to put pressure back on Anas Sarwar’s party.

  2. Good morning

    John Swinney with Kate Forbes and Shona RobisonPA Media

    Welcome to our live coverage of First Minister's Questions.

    John Swinney is expected to be asked questions on The Acorn carbon capture project and plans to send rubbish to England when a landfill ban comes in comes in at the end of the year.

    We'll bring you reports and analysis throughout the political jousting.

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