That's it for this week's First Minister's Questions.

Here's what happened:

• Labour leader Anas Sarwar said he has been informed by senior clinicians that the deaths of two more children were linked to infections at the QEUH in Glasgow and demanded the immediate sacking of the local health board and hospital leadership.
• Mr Sarwar also accused the first minister of "hiding behind process".
• But the SNP leader said that NHS Greater Glasgow was at the highest level of escalation in terms of its framework. This was later corrected by Labour's Jackie Baillie who said it was actually at stage four of a five-stage framework.
• Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross accused the first minister of not doing enough to tackle violence against women and raised the issue of victims not being informed about the release of offenders. He said the justice system was "stacked against victims".
• Ms Sturgeon agreed the justice system had to change to respond better to women affected by violence but said that everyone had a duty to stop violence happening to women in the first place by changing the culture.
• Lib Dem MSP Willie Rennie called for a report on care home deaths to be published after newspaper claims it had been held ahead of the Scottish election.
• Nicola Sturgeon said no data had been withheld and deaths in care homes would form part of the inquiry into the handling of the pandemic

We'll be back next Thursday when the first minister will once again take questions from opposition leaders and MSPs.

Scottish Labour MSP Jackie Baillie raises a point of order over the first minister's remarks about NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

In response to a question from Anas Sarwar, Ms Sturgeon said the health board was at the highest level of escalation.

Ms Baillie says it is currently at stage four as opposed to stage five, which would involve the health secretary using ministerial powers of intervention.

She says this has been been used since 2018 when the chief executive of NHS Tayside was removed from her post.

Scottish Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury highlights concerns raised by a several constituents over the availability of the Covid booster and flu vaccine roll out.

One told him there were no appointments in Armadale, Bathgate or Livingston for "the foreseeable future".

Ms Sturgeon says it is "really important" to accelerate the booster programme and she is aware of concerns that have been raised in NHS Lothian.

The first minister confirms she booked her appointment yesterday and adds that Scotland is "the most vaccinated part of the UK."

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Scottish Conservative MSP Brian Whittle highlights the "often torturous journey" of women who have been victims of sexual crime trying to navigate their way through the Scottish judicial system.

He asks the first minister if she agrees that it is imperative the judicial system treats victims with dignity and compassion and if she will commit to helping them contact the police without delay or hesitation.

Ms Sturgeon says: "We must make sure that woman have the confidence to come forward, that they feel they will be appropriately treated when they come forward, that they feel they will be taken seriously and all due process will be applied."

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LibDem MSP Willie Rennie asks about newspaper reports suggesting Public Health Scotland delayed publication of a report on care home deaths after influence from ministers, before the last Holyrood election.

The first minister does not accept this characterisation and says Public Health Scotland has made it clear that no data on deaths in care homes was withheld and data was all published on 21 April.

Labour's Jackie Baillie jumps in to say that this data was not published prior to the election and says "it seems the report was suppressed for political reasons".

The first minister calls this a "slur" on the people who work for Public Health Scotland. She says they "do not deserve that".

She repeats that no data was withheld and that publication on 21 April was before the election.

Conservative MSP Alexander Stewart brings up the case of a vaccinated 16-year-old constituent who has contracted Long Covid and has been absent from school since September.

Her GP has been told by NHS Forth Valley that they cannot treat her because they do not support Long Covid. He says she feels abandoned by the health service.

The first minister says that all health boards have a duty to support patients with Long Covid.

She says it is for clinicians to determine treatment and invited the MSP to write to the health secretary who, she says, will look into the matter and respond further.

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SNP MSP Elena Whitham brings up yesterday's tragic events in the English Channel.

She asks the first minister if she will make the strongest representation to the UK government to make sure this would not happen again.

The first minister says it is a "shocking loss that will be felt across the world".

She believes it is important these issues are addressed with "the needs of human beings" in mind.

She says they need rescue, not diversion back into treacherous waters.

She calls for a more humane approach to asylum.

Nicola Sturgeon says it is "really important" that no clinician, as Mr Sarwar suggested, should feel intimidated about coming forward.

She adds that when such cases are raised it is important that there is a "proper and full investigation" into the circumstances.

The first minister says it is not the case that nothing is being done and says NHS Greater Glasgow is at the highest level of escalation in terms of its framework.

She says this process, often referred to as special measures, means there is a "significant amount of work under way to address infection in hospitals and reduce the incidence of infection".

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Mr Sarwar says waiting for a public inquiry or talking more about process "isn't going to save people's lives".

He adds: "That response is simply not good enough."

Mr Sarwar also reveals that a second clinician has told him that in the last two months another child at the hospital acquired a water-borne infection, like Milly Main, and died.

Milly, 10, was being treated at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow when she became critically ill and died in August 2017.

The first minister says she does not have any details of the case but will look into it "as a matter of urgency".

She adds that the Scottish government has taken further action in relation to Mr Slorance's case and she has written to his wife Louise to update her on developments.

Ms Sturgeon says that includes an independent external review of his case notes.

She adds that the health secretary has asked Health Improvement Scotland to carry out a wider review into aspergillus infections.

Last week Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar raised the case of Scottish government official Andrew Slorance who died in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow after contracting Covid.

But after requesting a copy of his medical notes his widow discovered her husband had also been treated for an infection caused by a fungus called aspergillus, which had not been discussed with either of them during his hospital stay.

Mr Sarwar says he has now been contacted by a senior clinician at the hospital who has revealed there was another case of aspergillus around the same time and in the same ward as Mr Slorance.

He adds: "That child tragically died."

Mr Sarwar says this should have resulted in a red report being filed and the health secretary should have been informed.

He asks the first minister if she was aware of this and what happened.

Ms Sturgeon does not accept this statement but agrees that the justice system has to change to respond better to women affected by violence.

She agrees that victim notification is "not good enough" but notes that some victims may not want to be notified and the system should address all concerns.

Her final point is that the justice system responds to crimes after they have been committed. She says everyone has a duty to stop the violence happening to women in the first place by changing the culture.

Ms Sturgeon says she wants to give proper detailed answers to Mr Ross' questions and that the reforms are complex.

She says on notification, work has been going on to give victims proper notice of parole and release but she wants time to set it out in detail.

She adds that there are few issues she cares more passionately about than keeping women safe from the threat of violence and she takes it very seriously.

Mr Ross comes back with the figure of 37 victims who have been told a criminal is going to be released.

He says the justice system is "stacked against victims".

The first minister says she will ensure the letter from the family of Michelle Stewart will be answered and says she will also update Douglas Ross on the progress and timing of the reforms he is asking for.

She says certain work has been set back due to the pandemic but adds that these are important measures to ensure those who commit acts of violence against women are brought to justice.

Mr Ross highlights that there is less than a week to go and says it looks like the promise will not be kept.

He says Ms Stewart's sister Lisa has also shown concern about not being informed when the perpetrator will be released.

The Tory leader points out that there are about 4,500 criminals serving sentences for crimes including sexual assault and domestic abuse who have a release date their victims could be told about.

He asks how many of those families have been notified.

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Douglas Ross brings up the case of Esther Brown who was raped and murdered by a man with a history of violence against women.

He also mentions Caroline Glachan, who, 25 years ago was found dead on the morning of her mother's 40th birthday. Arrests have been made this morning.

He brings up the issue of tagging and gps monitoring of those released on licence and says the former justice secretary agreed to a scheme to run by November 2021.

He asks if this promise will be kept to the family of murder victim Michelle Stewart.

The 17-year-old was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend near her Ayrshire home in 2008.

The first minister says she is not complacent about the risk of abuse, harassment and violence against women.

She doesn't believe any government across the world is doing enough to protect women but says she believes her government is taking direct action.

The Scottish government has extended the law to include more examples of domestic abuse, she adds.

She says funding has been increased for organisations which help women and believes strongly there is much more to be done.

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Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross begins by marking International Violence Against Women day.

He says last year saw the largest year-on-year-rise in cases.

He asks if the first minister has confidence in her ability to keep the women of Scotland safe.

Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent

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The Scottish government has decided not to expand its vaccine passport scheme to more venues, with opposition parties calling the move a "U-turn".

It had certainly seemed like the mood music was building towards an extension, with both Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney dropping hints in parliament.

The government even published an evidence paper which suggested Scotland faced a binary choice between beefing up the scheme and imposing new lockdown-style measures.

The whole paper read like it was pitched as a justification for extension - and yet ultimately ministers decided against one, for now.

So what was it that changed their minds?

Read more here.

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Earlier this week, the first minister announced that Scotland's vaccine passport system will not be extended to more venues.

The first minister had been considering expanding the scheme to cover cinemas, theatres and other hospitality venues.

But she told MSPs that it would not be proportionate to do so, with case numbers having fallen slightly.

People will be allowed to present a negative test rather than proof of two jabs to enter venues that are already covered by the scheme from 6 December.

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Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of First Minister's Questions.

Nicola Sturgeon will face MSPs after dismissing speculation about her future.

On Wednesday Ms Sturgeon told BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg she has "no intention of going anywhere".

She vowed she would continue to govern as first minister for the full term of the Scottish Parliament.

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