That brings our live coverage of FMQs to a close. Here's a reminder of the headlines from today’s session at Holyrood:

• Douglas Ross asked Humza Yousaf about the woman who interrupted his SNP independence convention speech to protest over Sam Eljamel - NHS Tayside's disgraced former head of neurosurgery.
• Yousaf said a public inquiry in Prof Eljamel had not been ruled out, but said it could take years and he wanted to find a way to get answers sooner.
• Labour’s Anas Sarwar asked when families would get the answers they deserve with a Scottish Covid inquiry.
• The FM said it was inappropriate for him to interfere in an independent public inquiry, but said he understands why families want answers quickly.
• Yousaf also said he would give consideration for a fund for public buildings built with aerated concrete, after warnings that the material was at risk of failure.
• The FM also committed to a parliamentary debate around Transvaginal Mesh implants and said ministers will be implementing a number of the recommendations from a recent report.
• Labour asked the FM for a guarantee that the roll-out of free school meals for all primary pupils would take place by the end of this parliament.
• Yousaf said he was “committed” to this roll-out but avoided a guarantee over timings.

That's all from the live team today. Calum Watson was the editor and Katy Scott, Morven McKinnon and Paul Hastie were the writers.

Glasgow Labour MSP Pam Duncan Glancy says she is concerned about cuts to college budgets, and asks Mr Yosaf to meet trade unions. She highlights that staff are worried about redundancy at City of Glasgow College.

She asks the FM to "personally intervene" and meet union members to hear how bad things are for staff and students.

The FM says he knows the situation that the MSP describes and says he has been engaging with unions. He adds that decisions here are for colleges to take, but “fair work” should be the guiding principle.

Meghan Gallacher asks a question on North Lanarkshire’s recent decision to tell 130 teachers, just before the summer holidays, that they will not have their short term contracts renewed next term.

She says cuts to education budgets means cuts to teacher numbers.

The Tory MSP for Central Scotland asks what reassurance the first minister can provide to those who have lost their jobs.

Yousaf points out that North Lanarkshire council is “propped up by the Conservative party and Meghan Gallacher may want to have a word with her Conservative colleagues about their abysmal decision”.

He says they are increasing resources available to local governments and urges any local authority to engage with teachers on their employment.

He adds that the Scottish government’s public finances are being “decimated” by the UK government.

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A leaked briefing this week claimed ministers could delay the rollout of universal free school meals in primary schools until after the next Holyrood election.

It comes after the deputy first minister said last month that it would meet its pledge to provide free school meals for all primary school children.

Shona Robison had said the full rollout that had been due to happen last 2022 would include P6 and P7 pupils by 2024.

However, she confirmed a plan for universal free meals in secondary schools would have to be looked at again.

Universal free school lunches have been extended to children in P4 and P5 since the SNP retained power in the May 2021 election.

Labour’s Monica Lennon asks the first minister about reported concerns that there will be further delays to the expansion of universal free school meal provision for P6 and P7 pupils, and says that no progress has been made to establish a secondary school pilot scheme.

Lennon says Scotland was leading the UK but the work stalled under former FM Nicola Sturgeon. She says “children are going hungry today” and cannot wait until 2026.

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She asks the FM for a guarantee that the roll out take place by the end of this parliament.

Yousaf says he is “absolutely committed” to the roll out in primary schools and the secondary pilot. He insists Scotland is leading the UK in free school meal provisions and asks to “see the evidence” to the contrary.

However, he avoids responding to Lennon’s specific request for a guarantee over timescales.

A case review last week found that women who underwent mesh surgery were not given accurate information before the life-altering procedure.

It also said poor communication between patients and doctors led, in some cases, to mistrust.

Medical notes were often misleading or did not detail the surgery that had occurred or its outcomes.

The review spent two years looking at the cases of 18 women who received transvaginal mesh implants.

It has called for a comprehensive register to be set up to keep track of women who have had operations to remove mesh in Scotland, abroad and privately.

The Transvaginal Mesh Case Record Review was led by Prof Alison Britton at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Your can read more about the report here.

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Jackson Carlaw, Scottish Conservative MSP for Eastwood, asks the first minister what the Scottish government's response is to the recommendations in the report, Transvaginal Mesh Case Record Review, by Prof Alison Britton.

The first minister says the Scottish government has taken many steps already that address the findings, such as new training for GPs and information for patients on mesh removal.

He says the government will study the report and consider its next steps.

Carlaw asks if the first minister would commit to a full debate on the report in the autumn once the government has responded in full to the report.

He also refers to a previous report from 2018 which highlighted failings and outlined recommendations, but none of the 46 recommendations was implemented by the Scottish government.

Youaf commits to a debate and says the government will be implementing a number of the recommendations in the latest report.

SNP Glasgow MSP Bill Kidd asks the first minister what steps the Scottish government is taking to help raise awareness of the importance of stem cell donation in the treatment of blood cancer and blood disorder.

Yousaf says it is an “important issue” and raising awareness is "absolutely vital".

He says the Scottish government will continue to promote stem cell donation and it will work with partner groups including Anthony Nolan.

The FM adds that the Scottish government's new cancer strategy is working to improve cancer survival and care.

Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton asks about a type of aerated concrete used in buildings at four NHS Scotland health boards and in 37 schools.

He said NHS Scotland issued a safety action notice and said the material was at risk of “catastropic structural failure”.

Cole-Hamilton says he is “not trying to frighten people”, but says we need to identify these buildings and fix them. He asks the first minister to establish a fund to make these buildings safe.

The FM says it is right to raise an important issue and says he will give consideration to a fund, but said it was important to “understand the scope of what we are dealing with first”.

The Scottish Labour leader asks the first minister to commit to writing to him to outline steps taken by the Scottish government to ensure all ministers and officials, past and present, have complied with the "do not destroy" order.

He asks how the data will be retained.

The first minister said he is happy to reiterate what he has said, adding that he believes the Scottish labour leader did not expect him to confirm his question.

He said he is happy to write to Sarwar, and any other member of the Scottish Parliament, and outline the guidelines.

Yousaf says the government will continue to be transparent and cooperate with both inquiries.

Analysis: A sombre exchange over the Eljamel scandalpublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 29 June 2023

12:31 BST 29 June 2023

Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent

Douglas Ross opted not to go for a political knockabout for the final session of term.

The Tory leader was perhaps mindful of the issues facing his own party - at Holyrood and Westminster - which Humza Yousaf could throw back at him.

But he also picked out a very serious issue - and one which has resonated with the SNP of late.

The first minister is familiar with the case of Prof Sam Eljamel and the calls for an inquiry into his actions, and not just because Mr Yousaf is a former health secretary.

During the SNP’s independence convention in Dundee, he was confronted by a patient left with life-changing injuries by Prof Eljamel.

Mr Yousaf was seen as dealing with that quite well - he paused his big speech to go into the crowd and speak with Theresa Mallett.

He says an inquiry is “not completely off the table” - but that it may be possible to get answers more quickly than by waiting for that to be set up, when Prof Eljamel is unlikely to take part.

This was a sombre exchange with little of the usual jeering back and forth between the SNP and Tory benches - as is befitting the topic.

Sarwar stresses the importance of the Scottish inquiry to thousands of families who have lost a loved one.

He says the inquiry's conclusions “will only be as good as the evidence it receives”, referencing the row over submitting evidence dispute to the UK Covid Inquiry.

He asks if the first minister can confirm that officials have complied with the “do not destroy” instruction regarding relevant communications and documents.

Yousaf confirms this, adding that the chair has the responsibility to decide how the inquiry should operate.

He says both inquiries have taken the decision not to publish details of the requests they have made, and have asked the Scottish government not to share details of any requests to share material.

Anas Sarwar is up next and he leads on the UK Covid Inquiry, where former Scottish ministers are today giving evidence on how the pandemic was handled.

He says: “We still have little idea of when the [Scottish] inquiry will begin questioning ministers and officials, let alone when it will conclude.”

The Scottish Labour leader asks when grieving families will get the answers they deserve.

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The first minister says it would be inappropriate for him to interfere in an independent public inquiry.

But he says, having met the bereaved families, that he understands why they want the inquiry to move at pace.

He adds that it is important the inquiry takes the necessary steps to get answers in a “transparent way”.

Douglas Ross highlights minutes of an NHS Tayside meeting which appear to blame junior doctors for Prof Eljamel’s conduct. He also claims that complaints for victims were dismissed and whistleblowers were "shut down".

He says the action of Prof Eljamel “ruined people's lives” but the actions of the health board “suggest a cover up" at the highest level and it demands a full public inquiry.

Yousaf says there have been improvements in the whistleblowing process and emphasises that this is an “incredible serious issue”.

He says he will work with survivors to get them the answers they deserve.

Health Secretary Michael Matheson is launching an independent review of NHS Tayside in relation to disgraced former head of neurosurgery Sam Eljamel.

It follows years of revelations about Prof Eljamel, who harmed dozens of patients but was allowed to continue operating until he removed himself from the GMC register in 2013.

But some former patients reject the review plan, saying only a full public inquiry will do.

Eljamel is now working as a surgeon in Libya.

Read more:

• My surgeon experimented on me and ruined my life
• Patient of shamed surgeon heckles Humza Yousaf during speech

Douglas Ross says the quicker a public inquiry starts the “quicker we can get answers for victims”.

The Scottish Tory leader says given the allegations came to light over a decade ago, he wants assurances that health secretary Michael Matheson will respond to concerns of cross party MSPs quickly.

Yousaf says it should be made clear that the responsibility for Prof Eljamel’s actions lie with Eljamel himself, but says that it is right that NHS Tayside should “look to learn lessons”.

He says there are options short of a public inquiry that can explore what can be done and says Michael Mattheson will make himself available to both MSPs and the victims of professor Elajamel.

Yousaf says he has agreed to meet the protester and says how much sympathy he has for the trauma victims have suffered at the hands of Prof Sam Eljamel.

He condemns the surgeon’s “disgraceful actions” and says they will engage with everyone affected.

He says a public inquiry has not been ruled out but says it could take some years - and wants a way to get the answers sooner.

The first minister also says that Eljamel is not in this country, so the likelihood of him cooperating with a public inquiry is low.

Douglas Ross begins by asking Humza Yousaf about a woman who interrupted his SNP independence conference speech on Saturday, protesting about about Sam Eljamel - NHS Tayside's disgraced former head of neurosurgery.

He asks why the first minister refused to grant a public inquiry.

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As Holyrood is building up to FMQs, former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been giving her evidence at the UK Covid Inquiry in London this morning.

She says that the Scottish government had "no choice" but to put efforts into the possibility of a no deal on Brexit and away from other emergency planning

The 2011 flu plan was inadequate, but not totally redundant, when Covid hit, Sturgeon adds.

You can follow the Covid Inquiry live page here.

Analysis: The summer recess is in sightpublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 29 June 2023

11:53 BST 29 June 2023

Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent

We are coming to the close of a parliamentary year which has somehow spanned two first ministers, three prime ministers and two monarchs.

It has also been 366 days since Nicola Sturgeon set the date for an independence referendum, while pushing the question of its legality to the Supreme Court.

It turns out quite a lot can happen in a year.

Humza Yousaf faces a familiar range of domestic issues from the NHS to ferry services, while there are fresh reports about the remains of the Deposit Return Scheme.

And the first minister has launched his own independence strategy, which may well come up either in a supportive manner from his back benches, or in a rather more passive-aggressive one from the opposition, who see it as a low priority.

Tory leader Douglas Ross has just performed a pre-recess mini-reshuffle amid talk of infighting, while Labour has been accused of a U-turn on its rent controls policy.

And over it all hangs the Covid Inquiry in London, which is today hearing about pandemic preparedness from Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney.

MSPs will officially knock off for recess before 2pm this afternoon. But across the board, there will still be plenty on their plates to deal with over the summer.