• Nicola Sturgeon told Holyrood that Scotland's schools were "fit for use".
• This came after Douglas Ross raised the issue of ventilation at First Minister's Questions
• The Scottish Conservative leader asked why one of the government's ideas was to chop the bottom off classroom doors
• Ms Sturgeon said a range of measures were in place to ensure pupils and staff were as safe as possible
• Scottish Labour leader Anans Sarwar called for more help for people facing spiralling energy bills.
• The FM committed to giving "every penny" of Barnett consequentials to help households struggling with the cost-of-living crisis
• At Westminster Rishi Sunak confirmed that Scotland would get £290m in energy Barnett consequentials

That's all from the live page team for today, please take care and stay safe.

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Alex Cole-Hamilton, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, points out that the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show 100,000 people in Scotland are living with long Covid.

Only 1% have been referred to Scotland's long Covid support service, he says, and asks the first minister to intervene.

Ms Sturgeon says there is no need to intervene as people are receiving support from other places, such as their GPs.

The £10m support fund is targeted at people with the greatest need for additional support, she says.

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Mr Sarwar asks if the SNP will back Labour's proposals to increase the winter fuel payments.

He says the number of pensioner living in fuel poverty will "only increase" and points out that Wales has increased its funding to help household with energy bills.

"People are struggling right now," he says.

Ms Sturgeon points out that Scotland offers more council tax support than England and has a £41m winter support fund.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon points out that average household energy bills will go up £700 a year. She says chancellor Rishi Sunak's offer of help, amounting to about £350 a year for poorer households, does not go far enough.

She gives a commitment that "every single penny" of consequentials given by the UK would go to help people deal with the cost of living crisis.

However, she says Scotland will have to deal with council tax rebates mentioned in Westminster because they were already less expensive in Scotland.

She says they have to make sure UK support does not unfairly hit industry in the north east of Scotland.

The chancellor has confirmed that there will be so called “Barnett consequentials “ for Scotland from his announcement to help families suffering from high energy prices.

The average household energy bill will rise by £693 annually after a 54% increase in the cap.

Rishi Sunak has announced a £200 discount on electricity bills from October - which will be paid back later- and a £150 council tax rebate for those in bands A-D in England.

In the commons, Mr Sunak confirmed that Barnett consequentials for Scotland will be £290m paid to the Scottish government.

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Millions of people will pay an extra £693 a year on their energy bills from April, a rise of 54%, Ofgem has said.

The regulator's new price limit means 18 million households in England, Wales and Scotland will typically pay £1,971 a year for gas and electricity.

Another 4.5 million people on prepayment meters will see an even bigger increase of £708 a year.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined plans to soften the blow via council tax rebates and help with bills.

Read more here.

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Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Anas Sarwar questions the first minister on rising energy price increases which will "cause pain and distress to hundreds of thousands of people across our country".

He says people are facing huge rises in their bills while oil company Shell announces a £19bn profit.

He asks why SNP MPs failed to vote for a windfall tax on energy companies' profits in the House of Commons on Tuesday.

"The only thing i think that has been chopped off during the session of first minister's questions, and it is entirely self-inflicted by Douglas Ross, is his own legs at the knees," continues Ms Sturgeon.

Mr Ross stands up and jokes: "They're still here."

The Scottish Conservative leader says just once it would be nice to get a first minister's answer during FMQs.

He asks again what discussions have taken place with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service about the ventilation proposals.

Mr Ross says children still have to wear masks in the classroom and calls for serious ventilation measures to be brought in at a more rapid pace.

Ms Sturgeon replies that it is the responsibility of local authorities to ensure they have taken appropriate actions around ventilation in schools.

The first minister points out it is for councils to assess the safety in schools.

Mr Ross points out again "this is chopping the bottom off of doors".

The Scottish Conservative leader pivots to air filters for classrooms and asks how many have been distributed across Scotland.

The first minister again says Mr Ross is being "utterly infantile" with his questions on school classroom doors.

She highlights the £5m ventilation fund that has been set up.

Mr Ross says this is a grown-up issue and points out that the first minister seems unable to accept the measure is simply cutting the bottom off classroom doors.

The Scottish Conservative leader says the measure has been met with derision.

He raises concerns about fires in schools that have been highlighted.

Ms Sturgeon replies: "This is an absurd line of questioning."

The first minister says the government is not asking every school to chop the bottom off all doors.

However, the option to do so is being provided for by government funding, she adds.

Health and safety will apply to all councils' decisions on improving air quality in schools.

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The first minister insists that Scotland's schools are "fit for use".

Ms Sturgeon says her government continues to take a range of measures to ensure pupils and staff are as safe as possible.

She adds that one of those measures is for staff and secondary school pupils to wear face masks, which she says Mr Ross opposes illogically.

On the issue of ventilation, she tells the chamber measures must be taken to ensure the maximum flow of air is maximised.

She says her government has given money to local authorities to improve the natural flow of air, which is "basic common sense".

The Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross asks why one of the Scottish government's ideas is to chop the bottom off classroom doors.

The Scottish government plans to spend £300,000 to cut the bottoms off thousands of doors in schools to improve air quality.

Overall £4.3m will be spent improving the air flow in about 2,000 classrooms across Scotland.

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Nicola Sturgeon is in her chair as this week's session of First Minister's Questions is about to begin.

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We can expect Covid-19 and school ventilation to feature strongly in FMQs today.

The Scottish government has revealed it will provide £300,000 to cut the bottom off some doors in 2,000 schools.

Energy prices and the cost of living will also almost certainly be raised.

Will we have an FMQs free of "partygate"?

Stick with us to find out, as we bring you extensive coverage of today's exchanges.

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The Scottish government plans to spend £300,000 to cut the bottoms off thousands of doors in schools to improve air quality.

Overall £4.3m will be spent improving the air flow in around 2,000 classrooms across Scotland.

Last month we reported that a teaching organisation claimed nothing had been done to improve ventilation in classrooms almost two years since the start of the pandemic.

Scottish Teachers for Positive Change and Wellbeing said that despite the cold weather schools were still relying on open windows rather than air filtration units.

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Nicola Sturgeon will receive her weekly grilling from opposition leaders and other MSPs from about 12:00.

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