Scottish Greens Co-convener Patrick Harvie uses his amendment to say that this gives people in Scotland a choice at a time when there is both the most information and most opportunity to act.

Mr Harvie says that 16 and 17-year-olds and EU citizens, who were excluded from the EU referendum, should be entitled to vote.

The Scottish Greens Co-convener says that this referendum is necessary given the Prime Minister’s decision to negotiate a hard exit from the EU, including leaving the single market.

He says this conflicts with assurances given by the UK Government and prominent leave campaigners, and which takes no account of the overwhelming remain vote in Scotland. 

Here is the Scottish Greens amendment.

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Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale says the Scottish government's own figures show that independence will mean more cuts.

"They question the patriotism of those who favour unity," she says. 

Ms Dugdale says her party will oppose a second independence referendum because that was their mandate and the promise they made to the Scottish people. 

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Ms Dugdale says she believes in the UK as it delivers for the people of Scotland.

The Scottish Labour leader says "together we're stronger" so much more so than we could be apart.

She says she hates what the Tories are doing to the UK but she adds that leaving the UK would make things worse for the people of Scotland.

Housing Minister Kevin Stewart asks if Ms Sturgeon wants 20 or 30 more years of Tory government.

Ms Dugdale says the SNP want to replace Tory austerity with "turbo charged austerity".

Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale says that the 2014 independence referendum was "divisive".

Ms Dugdale says last Monday felt just as hostile as that vote nearly three years ago. 

The Scottish Labour leader says her party will campaign with everything it has to remain in the UK. 

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Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale says it is the will of the Scottish people to remain in the UK and it should be respected.

Ms Dugdale says the Scottish government should have respected the mandate Holyrood has given on fracking, NHS services, the football act, the future of HIE and the Scottish funding council.

She says the Greens provide a perpetual crutch for the SNP.

"The people of Scotland do not want another divisive referendum," says Ms Dugdale.

Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale says leaving the UK is the only thing that matters to Nicola Sturgeon.

Ms Dugdale says independence will always come first and always has.

She adds that "the will of the Scottish people was very clearly expressed in 2014".

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Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale uses her amendment to say that the overwhelming will of the Scottish people is that there should be no second divisive independence referendum.

Ms Dugdale says that far from giving Scots a choice, a second independence referendum would only increase uncertainty and cause greater division as the UK faces a hard Tory Brexit.

She says there should be no second independence referendum.  

Here is the Scottish Labour amendment.

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Ms Davidson asks why should the UK government respect votes in the Scottish Parliament, when the Scottish government does not do so

She asks why on issues of importance like education and health the Scottish government ignores Holyrood's vote but on independence it is "sacrosanct".

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson says if a new referendum is to happen it should come about by the will of the Scottish people.

Ms Davidson says the commentary around this debate has signalled that the vote will be a sure thing and there is no point in everyone showing up.

The Scottish Tory leader says there have been several votes against government plans and the SNP has chosen to ignore the will of Scottish Parliament. 

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Ms Davidson says most people in Scotland are sick to death of the games, most people in Scotland do not want another referendum.

The Scottish Conservative leader asks how can the SNP sit here today and demand another referendum when they cannot answer questions on currency or membership of the EU.

She says: "The first minister wants a date but she cannot give the people of Scotland a plan."

Ms Davidson says the Scottish Greens claim to stand by its commitments.

She says the Greens say indyref2 should only come about by the will of the people.

Scottish Green Party co-convener Patrick Harvie says the Tories in its 2015 manifesto gave a commitment to the single market.

Ms Davidson says the prime minister has said she wants the UK to operate in and trade with the single market.

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson says the first minister's announcement has led to a drop in support for independence. 

Ms Davidson says her party will oppose the government's motion and that it is a "bulldozer approach" from the Scottish government. 

The Scottish Conservative leader says there is not a clear mandate to hold another independence referendum. 

She adds that the SNP's plans were not about holding a "clear and legal" referendum. 

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Two important questions arise from Nicola Sturgeon's announcement that she will seek a second independence referendum.

First, do voters in Scotland want a second referendum? And second, how might they vote if an independence referendum were to be held any time soon?

During recent months, a number of polls have asked people in a variety of different ways whether there should be a second independence referendum within the next couple of years.

They have all obtained much the same answer. Around a half say there should not be, while between a third and two-fifths say there should.

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Ms Davidson says the first minister promised that if opinion on the referendum did not change, there would not be another referendum.

The first minister says Ms Davidson omitted to quote the manifesto she was elected on.

Ms Davidson says it is not enough to say a "big Tory did this and ran away".

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson says the first minister announced her intentions for another referendum on Monday and used her conference on Saturday to ask for it.

Ms Davidson says this shows the Scottish government's priorities.

The Scottish Tory leader says that the Scottish government promised the independence referendum in 2014 was a once in a generation vote.

Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson uses her amendment to decline the Scottish Government's proposal for a referendum on independence before April 2019.

Ms Davidson says that it would be unfair to ask this question while the process of leaving the EU is still ongoing and while the Scottish government has failed to set out its own position on independence.

The Scottish Tory leader says no referendum should take place while there is no public or political consent for one.

She urges the Scottish government to focus its efforts on working with the UK government to secure the best possible new relationship with the EU.