FMQs: The headlinespublished at 13:23 British Summer Time 6 June
Here are the headlines that emerged during this week's FMQs.
- Kate Forbes was standing in for John Swinney who is in France for D-Day commemorations
- The deputy first minister joined Douglas Ross, Jackie Baillie and Alex Cole-Hamilton in paying tribute to veterans and those who died during the landings
- The Scottish Tory leader claimed the Scottish government had a presumption against any new oil and gas licences
- Forbes hit back arguing licensing must be compatible with climate commitments
- The deputy first minister also claimed the Tories had "betrayed" David Duguid, who was effectively de-selected as an election candidate in the north east
- Baillie, standing in for Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar who is attending a D-Day event in Glasgow, said it was a "scandal" £500m dedicated to addressing poverty across Scotland will be handed back to the EU
- Forbes said the final outcome for expenditure will not be known until 2025 and the government's commitment remained to "spend as much of the money as possible"
- Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton criticised the length of time the M9 crash victims' fatal accident inquiry had taken and the "botched centralisation" of the police that contributed to the tragedy
- Forbes said the solicitor general was willing to come to Holyrood to answer questions on the issues raised
That's all from us this week. Mary McCool was today's editor. The writers were Ashleigh Keenan-Bryce and Craig Hutchison.