Summary

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  • MSPs quiz health ministers during portfolio questions

  • Economy Secretary Keith Brown gives an emergency ministerial statement on the delay to the opening of the new Forth bridge

  • The Scottish Conservatives lead a debate on the Named Person scheme and the education secretary announces the guidance would be refreshed

  • SNP MSP Clare Adamson leads a debate on child safety

  1. Questions, questionspublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh sorts out some confusion about the order of questions and whether MSPs are seeking supplementary questions.

  2. Government is committed to a viable future for Monklands Hospital says ministerpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Health Secretary Shona Robison says the government is committed to a viable future for Monklands Hospital.

    Health Secretary Shona Robison
  3. Portfolio questions begins and this week the focus is on healthpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Scottish Labour MSP Elaine Smith asks when the government last met NHS Lanarkshire and what matters were discussed.  

  4. Queensferry Crossing statement confirmed for 14:40published at 14:02 British Summer Time 8 June 2016

    Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh confirms there will be a ministerial statement on the Queensferry Crossing at 14:40.

    Ken Macintosh

     As a consequence decision time will move to 17:30 tonight. 

  5. Welcome to Holyrood Livepublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 6 June 2016

    Holyrood chamberImage source, PA

    Good afternoon and welcome to Holyrood Live's coverage of the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 8 June 2016.

    Queensferry CrossingImage source, bbc
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    The Queensferry Crossing will not open on time

     At 14:40 there will be an emergency ministerial statement on the Queensferry Crossing missing its target opening date of December 2016.

    Before that health ministers are in the hot seats for this week's portfolio questions.   

    Hands holding a paper with a family drawingImage source, Thinkstock
    Image caption,

    MSPs will debate the Named Person policy this afternoon

    The Scottish Conservatives will use their debating time to call for a rethink of the Named Person policy, from 15:10.