Labour MSP Anas Sarwar asks the Scottish government what its position is on what the top rate of income tax should be.  

After general questions, we'll bring you extensive coverage of first minister's questions with all the social media reaction. 

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The lunchtime member's debate will focus on International ME Day. 

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The Scottish government will then lead a debate entitled 'Keeping Children Safe Online'.  

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MSPs will NOT take evidence on: 

• the 2015/16 audit of Edinburgh College, external
• the 2015/16 audit of Lews Castle College, external
• the 2015/16 audit of Moray College, external

This is evidence session will now take place next week.

Former Scottish Police Authority board member Moi Ali says her understanding is that HMICS had not formed a view on inspection.

Ms Ali says she was not aware of the HMICS intention to carry our an inspection. 

Committee convener Jackie Baillie asks if 25% of meetings are held in public and the rest are private or is she being generous. 

Ms Ali says it is fewer than that. 

Current Scottish Police Authority board member David Hume says the decisions are all taken in public.

Ms Baillie says most people would like to know how decisions are reached.

Mr Hume says that will be looked at.

HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland Derek Penman says he has no concerns around the integrity of the chief constable selection process. 

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Tory MSP Liam Kerr asks about Scottish government interference in the selection of the chief constable.

Former Scottish Police Authority board member Brian Barbour said he raised this with the chief executive.

Mr Kerr asks why Mr Barbour waited 18 months to blow the lid on that.

Mr Barbour says it was only after the treatment of Moi Ali that he thought it appropriate to raise his concerns.

HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland Derek Penman says one thing that will be looked at is the decision to hold meetings in private and the findings will be made public.

Former Scottish Police Authority board member Moi Ali says there was a role for the chair to circulate the letter.

Ms Ali says the purpose of a formal letter is to formally share it with the board.

Mr Kerr asks if there might be a suggestion that information is being withheld, inhibiting board members from doing their job.

Ms Ali says it is difficult to say because if other information has been withheld then board members are unaware of it. 

She says in this instance the letter should have been shared "there is now a question mark in my mind that didn't exist previously," she says. 

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Scottish Police Authority board member David Hume says he thinks the letter from Derek Penman should have been passed on to the board.

Tory MSP Liam Kerr says board members must have a concern that other information may have been withheld

Scottish Police Authority board member Iain Whyte says he would have expected the letter to have been circulated.

Mr Whyte says he characterises it as "a one off error of judgement, a mistake by the chair".

Tory MSP Liam Kerr asks Mr Penman if he was surprised that the letter had not went to the board.

HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland Derek Penman says he had an expectation that it would be circulated so he was surprised.

Mr Kerr says Mr Graham used to do Mr Penman's job and asked if he was surprised. 

Current Scottish Police Authority board member George Graham says he was surprised but that he has not raised it with Mr Flanagan.

Mr Graham says he went in to the meeting believing he was aware of the views of HMICS. 

SNP MSP Alex Neil says the way Moi Ali was forced from the board and the damage that has called means there is a legitimate case for the board to look at how it was handled.

Mr Neil says this has caused significant damage to the reputation of the SPA.

Mr Neil says "you are being paid as a non-executive by the public and you are not doing your job".

Current Scottish Police Authority board member George Graham says it is an unfair assertion. 

Mr Neil says he appreciates Mr Graham's track record in serving the public with the police but in his new role as a non-executive role as a director he is responsible for governance and that has not been fulfilled. 

Mr Neil says "your job now is to make sure there is no repeat" and he wants to see people being held to account. 

Mr Graham says he accepts Mr Neil's position and opinion on this matter but he does not accept that this one issue is reflective of what the board does. 

Current Scottish Police Authority board member George Graham says in hindsight he certainly would have appreciated seeing the letter from Derek Penman.

SNP MSP Alex Neil repeatedly asks Mr Graham if he will tell the chair of the SPA that he should have cicrulated the letter.

Mr Graham says he will tell Mr Flanagan that it would have been useful to see the letter.

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HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland Derek Penman says there was a level of detail in the letter that he did not have the opportunity to discuss with board members.

Mr Penman says the letter was copied to the chief executive.

Mr Neil asks again if the board members will tell the chair of the SPA that this is completely unacceptable.

Mr Graham says to focus on one letter not being circulated and to say the board is inadequate is unfair. 

Current Scottish Police Authority board member George Graham says he has read the letter and he saw it 2-3 weeks ago.

Mr Neil asks when the board members took the chair to task over not receiving the letter earlier.

Current Scottish Police Authority board member David Hume says he was fully aware ahead of the meeting of the views of HMICS. 

Mr Neil says it is not the point and that the letter should have been circulated and the non-executive board members should have been on to the chair to ask why.

The SNP MSP says if the non-executive directors did not see fit to do that then they are not fit to sit on the board.

SNP MSP Alex Neil starts with the letter from Derek Penman and says the HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary  had made a specific request to Andrew Flanagan that  the letter was circulated to the board.

Mr Neil asks when the board members eventually saw the letter.

Current Scottish Police Authority board member David Hume says he cannot remember exactly when he read the letter.

Mr Neil says: "Amnesia must be contagious in the SPA."

HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland Derek Penman says all the minutes will be reviewed including all the information today.

Mr Neil says this appears to be a reasonable request with was not filled and says it seems to be a culture of "secrecy" and that is unacceptable. 

Committee convener Jackie Baillie says the committee requested full minutes but was provided only with extracts.

SNP MSP Alex Neil asks for a copy of all the information Moi Ali asked for and was refused.

Mr Neil asks why dissent from members did not appear in the minutes.

Current Scottish Police Authority board member David Hume says he has the minute in front of him.