The Education Committee take evidence on the Curriculum for Excellence, hearing from the chief executives of the SQA and Education Scotland.
In the chamber more education as John Swinney and his ministers will be quizzed.
Opposition party leaders quiz Shona Robison on the delayed trauma centres.
The Scottish Tories lead a debate calling for the retention of the HIE board.
The Tories then lead a debate on preventative health interventions.
Labour MSP Richard Leonard's member's debate celebrates the 30th anniversary of the worker's occupation of the Caterpillar Plant in Tannochside.
Image source, bbcTory MSP Douglas Ross
Tory MSP Douglas Ross raises a point of order to say, given the vote on retaining the HIE board has been won, how can the presiding officer act to make sure that the will of the parliament is exercised.
Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh says the outcome of this vote is not binding, but the parliament's voice on the matter has been heard.
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The Tory motion on health, as amended by the government, is agreed to unanimously
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Image source, Scottish ParliamentThe Labour amendment is not agreed to with 33 MSPs for and 94 against.
Image source, Scottish ParliamentThe Scottish government amendment is unanimously agreed to
Image source, Scottish ParliamentThe excitement mounts with a rerun of the vote on the Tory motion as amended by Labour.
The Tory motion from the HIE board, as amended, is agreed to with 64 MSPs backing it and 63 against.
That spells defeat for the government.
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Image source, Scottish ParliamentThe Labour amendment is agreed to with 64 MSPs for and 63 against.
Image source, Scottish ParliamentThe government amendment is not agreed to, with 63 MSPs agreeing but 64 against.
Image source, Scottish ParliamentWe now move to the all important decision time
Conservative MSP Liz Smith
Conservative MSP Liz Smith says there have to be very tough choices made in setting the priorities.
Labour MSP Neil Findlay says the Tories want to cut taxes and rip out public money, while his party wants to raise taxes and put money into public services.
Ms Smith says she could list a number of measures in the Autumn Statement designed to help those on lower incomes.
The Tory MSP says when it comes to inspection in schools p.e and extracurricular activity did not get much focus.
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Public Health and Sport Minister Aileen Campbell says her portfolio demonstrates the need for physical activity to improve health.
Ms Campbell says the parliament is at its best when it unites as it has done in the past spectacularly in tackling
She says: "The most important four years of a child's life is up to the age of three."
In reply to Jackson Carlaw's contribution, Ms Campbell says the baby box is to help children get the very best start in life and will be of great benefit to many children across the country.
Labour MSP Anas Sarwar
Labour MSP Anas Sarwar says it is important to recognise the link between inequality and austerity.
Mr Sarwar says, in the NHS Delivery Plan, there is little mention of health inequalities.
The Labour MSP says there is a cut to the sports budget which will have a direct impact on health outcomes.
Mr Sarwar says we can use the powers of the parliament to tackle the obesity problem.
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Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton says investment should be put in place upstream to follow Campbell Christie's agenda of prevention, but that has not happened.
Mr Cole-Hamilton says mental ill health accounts for one of the single greatest strains on the health service.
The Lib Dem MSP says overall spending on mental health has measurably declined as a percentage of overall health spending in the last 10 years.
He calls for a doubling of CAMHS funding.
Image source, bbcGreen MSP Alison Johnstone
Green MSP Alison Johnstone says health inequalities are the widest in Western Europe.
Ms Johnstone says we badly need fairer funding for GPs working in our most deprived areas.
She says health inequalities are not a result of individual responsibilities, but are fundamentally caused by peoples social circumstances.
The Green MSP calls for a Young Carers Allowance.
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Labour MSP Neil Findlay says health inequality should be the direct responsibility of the first minister.
Mr Findlay says "the appalling benefit sanction regime" should be stopped.
The Labour MSP says local authority cuts are affecting health inequality.
Labour MSP Neil Findlay
Mr Findlay says if you want a fairer and more just society, then we all need to act collectively to do something about it.
He says he sees "no evidence whatsoever" that the Scottish government are prepared to invest serious funding to end health inequality.
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