UK could stay in single market says Nicola Sturgeon

Summary

Economy Secretary Keith Brown gives evidence on the draft Scottish budget 2017-18
MSPs pay tribute to the late Conservative MSP Alex Johnstone
In topical questions the issues of transvaginal mesh implants and Lands and Buildings Transaction Tax will be raised
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon gives a statement on Scotland’s place in Europe
The government lead a debate on improving the care experience for looked after children
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale leads this evening's member’s debate entitled 'tackling mesothelioma in Scotland'

Live Reporting

Craig Hutchison and Colin Bell

Postpublished at 11:26 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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Postpublished at 11:24 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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Strategic board being formed to align enterprise agenciespublished at 11:21 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
SNP MSP Gordon MacDonald asks what changes the government would like to see from enterprise agencies where things have not improved.
Mr Brown says the government want to see hard alignment between enterprise agencies and that is why they have announced that there will be a strategic board.
He says the government want to see productivity and internationalisation increase.
Mr MacDonald asks if the strategic board will "unclutter" the enterprise agencies and make improvements.
Mr Brown says the government wouldn't be doing it otherwise.
Postpublished at 11:20 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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Postpublished at 11:19 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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Postpublished at 11:18 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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Reclassification to public sector projectspublished at 11:18 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) has determined that the following projects that had formerly been treated as private sector projects must now be reclassified as public sector projects.
These include a number of projects currently under construction:
- Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) project (£745m total capital value)
- Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary (£275.5m)
- Royal Hospital for Sick Children/Department for Clinical Neurosciences (£230.1m) 13
- Balfour Hospital, Orkney (£67.5m)
Postpublished at 11:16 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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Government are investing in enterprise - economy secretarypublished at 11:16 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Economy Secretary Keith Brown says at this point the government are investing in enterprise "even if it is not Scottish Enterprise per se."
Postpublished at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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Postpublished at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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Cut in direct grant and aid to Scottish Enterprisepublished at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Economy Secretary Keith Brown says he thinks there will be a cut in direct grant and aid to Scottish Enterprise.
Scottish Enterprise funding raisedpublished at 11:13 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
Scottish Conservative MSP Dean Lockhart asks how Scottish Enterprise can reclaim via European funding and will it make up for the shortfall in the Scottish government funding.
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Economy Secretary Keith Brown says the government has asked Scottish Enterprise to make savings and there are other measures to get funding from elsewhere.
Mr Brown says the government are taking measures to invest in enterprise although perhaps not to Scottish Enterprise directly.
Postpublished at 11:11 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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Postpublished at 11:10 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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Scotland continues to be an attractive country for business growthpublished at 11:08 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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Economy Secretary Keith Brown says Scotland continues to be an attractive country for business growth.
Mr Brown says the budget set out the first steps in the £500m investment into the development plans for Scotland.
Postpublished at 11:08 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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Postpublished at 11:08 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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Postpublished at 11:07 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2016
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