Ms Dugdale says the first minister must decide if she is going to spend the next two years campaigning for Scotland to leave the UK or fight for more powers to come to Scotland from Brussels.

The Scottish Labour leader says this is about the SNP's never-ending battle for separation.

She says Labour will vote against the SNP's plans for another divisive referendum.

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Ms Dugdale says "it is independence first, last and everything" from the first minister.

She calls for humility from the Tories and respect for Holyrood.

The Scottish Labour leader highlights health, mental health issues and today's missed cancer waiting times targets.

She says let's not pretend the SNP-Green push for Indyref2 reflects the will of the Scottish people.

It does not, she says.

Ms Dugdale adds: "We are divided enough, do not divide us again."

Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale says she welcomes the first minister's call for a respectful debate and says Ruth Davidson should change her approach.

Ms Dugdale says the people want their government to focus on the important issues of hospitals and schools.

She says yesterday's meeting between Nicola Sturgeon and Theresa May showed two intransigent leaders.

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Ms Davidson says no matter how good the Brexit deal, the first minister wants to push for independence anyway.

The Scottish Conservative leader says: "At this moment we should be pulling together, not pulling apart."

She says a referendum without public consent and dictated by only one side would be a "farce".

Ms Davidson says the Scottish government's recipe "stinks".

She asks if Greens co-convener Patrick Harvie has secured the elusive one millionth signature for indyref2.

The Scottish Conservative leader says last week the Tories were shouted at in a disgraceful episode, from the SNP benches, that they were afraid of debating independence.

That is not the case she says, "we are just sick of it".

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The Scottish Conservative leader says the truth is that nothing changed at all yesterday.

Ms Sturgeon intervenes, saying she spoke with the PM yesterday about the common interest of security.

The first minister asks if Ms Davidson thinks she should mistrust the timetable for Brexit outlined by the prime minister.

Ms Davidson says she won't take any lessons from the first minister and says "sit down" when Ms Sturgeon tries to intervene again.

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson says most people do not want another "divisive" referendum campaign.

Ms Davidson says this government continues to complain about the powers it does not have.

She says the first minister did not mention the counter-terrorism powers announced by the PM yesterday.

Instead, Ms Sturgeon has just "spun" the meeting for the rationale for an independence referendum.

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Ms Sturgeon says she will only seek sensible discussion if her motion is passed this evening.

She says she wished the PM well for the negotiations ahead and she said the Scottish government will play as constructive a role as the UK government allows.

The first minister says she hopes the UK will respect the will of this parliament.

She says, if not, she will set out plans after the Easter recess.

The first minister says: "Scotland's future should be in Scotland's hands."

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Ms Sturgeon says when Article 50 is triggered tomorrow change to Scotland is inevitable, significant and profound.

The first minister says Brexit will have "an impact on the very nature of the society that we live in".

She says the people of Scotland should have the right to choose between Brexit or being and independent Scotland.

Ms Sturgeon says we are all agreed that now is not the time.

The time is when the Brexit deal is clear, she says.

Ms Sturgeon says the prime minister was clear yesterday that the deal would be clear by the autumn of next year.

Ms Sturgeon says nobody comes to this debate without the best of intentions.

The first minister says the Church of Scotland has called for a debate that "informs and inspires".

She calls on all MSPs to carry out the debate with honesty, respect and understanding.

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Nicola Sturgeon says last week this debate came to a halt in the worst of circumstances and her thoughts remain with those affected by the Westminster terror attack.

The first minister says today's debate is about democracy.