Summary

  • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon took questions from opposition parties in the weekly FMQs

  • Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross asked why rapist and murderer Jason Graham had been released early from a previous sentence for raping a woman

  • Graham was jailed for 19 years on Wednesday for the rape and murder of pensioner Esther Brown

  • Labour leader Anas Sarwar quizzed the first minister about the death of government official Andrew Slorance at a troubled Glasgow hospital

  • Mr Sarwar said there had been a "culture of coverup" at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and questioned why no one had lost their job over it

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  1. Douglas Ross challenges FM over Esther brown murder

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    Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross begins by challenging First Minister Nicola Sturgeon over the rape and murder of 67-year-old Esther Brown.

    Her killer Jason Graham, who was jailed for 19 years on Wednesday, was released early from a previous sentence for rape.

    A court heard he had 23 previous convictions.

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  2. Questions over government official's death

    Andrew Slorance

    Labour are expected to ask the first minister about the death of Scottish government official Andrew Slorance, who died after contracting Covid.

    Mr Slorance's wife Louise believes the full details of his illness were concealed to protect the reputation of a troubled hospital.

    He went into Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for cancer treatment but his wife believes he caught Covid there as well as another life-threatening infection.

    The health board said there had been no attempt to conceal any information from the family.

  3. What could come up today?

    It has been a busy few days and there are several topics that may be raised by opposition parties.

    On Tuesday, Nicola Sturgeon gave an update on the coronavirus response. No changes were made to restrictions but these will be reviewed on Tuesday.

    The Scottish Conservatives accused the first minister of leaving businesses "in the dark" and Labour's Anas Sarwar called on the FM "to accept you got it wrong" in previously not insisting a negative test result should be required alongside a certificate of vaccination.

    SNP ministers ministers are accused of agreeing to "dodgy deals" after the full value of a multi-million pound deal with a global metals conglomerate was confirmed publicly for the first time. Scottish Labour have taken an interest in this issue.

    And allegations of "sleaze" continue across the UK, with events at Westminster and Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross referring himself to the parliamentary standards watchdog over undeclared earnings. This might merit a jibe from the first minister.

  4. Good morning

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    Good morning and welcome to BBC One Scotland's live page coverage of First Minister's Questions on 18 November.

    Nicola Sturgeon returns to the chamber after her attendance at COP26 last week saw deputy John Swinney take the weekly Q&A session.

    As ever you can watch or listen to the weekly questions session from 12pm here with us.

    You can follow today's FMQs using the tabs above.