First Minister's Questions: Clashes over oil and gas

1. Deputy First Minister Shona Robison stands in for Humza Yousaf who is in New York attending a climate week event
2. Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross asks why the Scottish government has gone sour on oil and gas
3. Ms Robison says Douglas Ross should be ashamed to stand side by side with PM Rishi Sunak after he "reneged" on net zero targets
4. Mr Ross asks why Scotland would not use the energy on its own doorstep rather than foreign imports
5. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar asks why working people are being asked to pay the bill for Scottish government "incompetence and failure"
6. Ms Robison says it is not credible for Anas Sarwar to say no to progressive taxation changes but still demand more spending

'Why has the SNP turned sour on Scotland's oil and gas?'

The Scottish Conservative leader turns to the issue of oil and gas and comments from Humza Yousaf while he was in New York.

Douglas Ross asks: "Why has the SNP turned sour on Scotland's oil and gas?"

FMQs gets under way...

Douglas Ross gets to his feet and Shona Robison is sitting poised and ready for this week's FMQs.

First Minister Humza Yousaf is visiting New York as part of climate week.

Shona Robison steps in for Humza Yousaf during FMQs

Philip Sim

BBC Scotland political correspondent

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Deputy First Minister Shona Robison makes her debut in the FMQs hot seat this lunchtime

With Humza Yousaf still rounding off a trip to New York, his deputy Shona Robison will stand in at FMQs.

The deputy first minister has attended hundreds of these sessions, having been an MSP since 1999, and has taken plenty of questions herself as a minister.

It will be interesting to see how she performs – will she leap at the chance to come out swinging, the way John Swinney used to when called to substitute for Nicola Sturgeon?

It’s also worth watching the dynamic with the other party leaders.

Anas Sarwar in particular has had a testy relationship with Ms Robison in the past – he was Labour’s health spokesman when she was health secretary, and the two frequently clashed.

What's been making the headlines this week?

It's been a busy week in politics with the constition and net zero targets dominating the headlines.

The Scottish and UK governments clashed in the Court of Session in Edinburgh over gender recognition reforms.

Speaking for the UK government David Johnston KC said the UK government's decision to block Holyrood gender recognition reforms was in "no way unconstitutional"

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain said the veto was unlawful and irrational.

Later in the week First Minister Humza Yousaf said it would be "unforgivable" for the UK to row back on its climate commitments.

Mr Yousaf was speaking in New York ahead of a major speech by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in which he watered down key green targets on cars and boilers.

While we don't know what will be put to Shona Robison by opposition party leaders, we do know net zero targets will be raised, at the very least, from the backbenches.

Welcome

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Shona Robison will stand in for Humza Yousaf in today's FMQs

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

This week it will actually be deputy first minister's questions as Shona Robison will be standing in for her boss Humza Yousaf who has been in New York.

We'll bring you the action live from Holyrood, with updates and analysis.

FMQs gets under way at noon. You can watch live from the chamber by clicking the play icon at the top of this page.