Education Secretary John Swinney will shortly update MSPs on plans to amend the government's named person scheme.

Implementation of the scheme was halted after the Supreme Court ruled that data sharing provisions were unlawful.

The Tories want the named person scheme to be scrapped outright while Labour want children aged 16 and 17 to be excluded from the system.

The scheme, which would assign a named person to everyone under the age of 18 in Scotland, was originally meant to be rolled out on 31 August.

However, after a legal challenge some provisions of the system were ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court. Judges said the principles of the system were "legitimate and benign", but raised fears about information-sharing provisions which could breach the European Convention on Human Rights.

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• Education Secretary John Swinney will update MSPs on plans to amend the government's named person scheme
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Employability Minister Jamie Hepburn says many MSPs are living wage champions, and includes himself in that group.

The minister praises Douglas Ross's performance in the debate which he jokes was better than his performance running the line at Firhill Park.

The Partick Thistle fan and empolyability minister says the Scottish government provides funding to the Poverty Alliance to promote the living wage.

Mr Hepburn says people who feel valued drive innovation and growth and that is why paying the living wage is the core requirement of the Scottish Business Pledge. 

Green MSP John Finnie confesses he too is a Hearts fan and sometimes even sits next to Ms Maguire, who is of course his daughter.

Mr Finnie highlights the disparity between incomes of people in the same club.

The Green MSP says the living wage is a vital tool for lifting people out of poverty.

He says he enjoys the fact the providers of his pies are properly remunerated.

SNP MSP Ruth Maguire says she is a Hearts fan and she is proud how the club were the first to introduce the living wage.

Ms Maguire says far too many people in the football in Scotland struggle on a wage below the living wage.

As more and more people choose to consume fair trade products and making ethical choices, paying the living wage can provide a real competitive edge.

Scottish Labour MSP Richard Leonard says the Poverty Alliance should target more companies who are not paying the living wage. 

Employability Minister Jamie Hepburn says the Poverty Alliance, funded by the government, targeted 1000 accredited living wage companies and this is ambitious in the first instance.

Mr Leonard says his and the government's definition of "ambitious" clearly differs.

Scottish Conservative MSP Douglas Ross says Scottish football should now be singled out when other organisations don't pay it. 

Mr Dornan says both Rangers and Hearts champion the living wage whilst Celtic and its board have made it clear that it does not support the living wage. 

He says Celtic, who he supports, should follow the example of other clubs that embrace the living wage. 

The SNP MSP says clubs have a duty of care.

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Heart of Midlothian was the first football club in Scotland to become an official living-wage employer.

All staff will be paid at least the living wage of £7.85 - £1.35 per hour more than the national minimum wage.

The living wage is aimed at reflecting the actual cost of living, and is paid voluntarily by some employers. The minimum wage is a legal requirement.

The Scottish government has guaranteed the living wage to its own staff and encourages other employers to adopt it.

SNP MSP James Dornan says Scottish football employs thousands of people. It is no longer 22 men on a pitch and a referee in the middle.

He says many people including hospitality staff will be on "less than the living wage."

Mr Dornan points out the health benefits of the game and the amount of people the game now reaches including men, women and children.

The SNP MSP says it also its bit for poverty.

Here's Mr Dornan's motion: 

That the Parliament recognises the enormous cultural and economic contribution that is made by Scottish football, including at the home of the national game, Hampden, in Glasgow Cathcart; understands that only one of the 12 SPFL Premiership clubs is currently an accredited living wage employer, and notes the view that Scottish football would benefit from a more widespread adoption of the Scottish living wage.

That concludes first minister's questions, we now move to a member's debate about the living wage in football. 

Labour MSP Elaine Smith tries to raise a point of order about the new format for first minister's questions asking if a question being raised at general questions could be raised at first minister's questions.

Mr Macintosh says supplementary questions do not have to be submitted and if a question is raised in general questions feel free to ask again. 

Lib Dem MSP Mike Rumbles calls for assurances over future EU farm payments following the "shambles" of this year.

Ms Sturgeon admits the shortcomings on this issue and says Fergus Ewing will make a full update to parliament next week. 

Nicola Sturgeon unveiled a £500m fund to help Scottish businesses as she set out her government's plans for the next year, in her programme for government. 

Ms Sturgeon told MSPs that the move was an "exceptional response to an exceptional economic challenge". 

She also insisted that education was the "defining mission" of the Scottish government.

Proposals to help close the attainment gap were among the 14 bills the Scottish government will introduce.

The plans include a Child Poverty Bill, which Ms Sturgeon said was arguably the government's most important legislation.

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SNP MSP Gil Paterson asks how the government is ensuring accelerated funding and additional business support in light of Brexit uncertainty.

Ms Sturgeon reminds her colleague that earlier this week she announced, thanks to the strength of the balance sheet, the creation of a Scottish Growth Fund to the tune of £500m.

The first minister says there are real concerns the damage to the economy from Brexit will be severe and long lasting. 

The proportion of GP training jobs left unfilled after the main recruitment drive rose to 8% this year. 

A total of 339 of 1,082 funded training posts were advertised in the 2016 round of recruitment, with 249 junior doctors accepting offers. 

This compares to 305 posts in 2015, with 239 candidates accepting offers.

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The figures mean the rate of unfilled posts was up from 6% last year to 8% this year. 

The Scottish Government said it had recently advertised a further 100 GP training places, aimed at attracting junior doctors to more remote locations, and is investing in primary care. 

Opposition parties said the figures were a further sign of a "GP recruitment crisis".