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Ms Davidson says everyone can assume the answer to her question is "yes".

She says £178m of tax payers' money has been spent on an IT system that does not work, with farmers still waiting for payments.

Ms Davidson asks Ms Sturgeon: "Why should rural Scotland ever trust you again?"

Ms Sturgeon says the government continues to deliver the scheme by the deadlines and has put in place a loan scheme to help farmers.

She repeats that the long term threat to the payments is a reckless Brexit.

The Audit Scotland report also acknowledged that a loan scheme announced by ministers, got money to farmers more quickly, but said payment delays in 2016 meant some loans took longer to recover than planned.

According to NFU Scotland, there are 1,700 farmers still awaiting payments for the 2015 Less Favoured Areas Scheme, totalling £12m.

Another £6m from the 2016 Hill Sheep schemes has also not been paid.

Andrew McCornick, president of NFU Scotland, said change was needed.

"For three years, we have been highlighting the problems of the IT system," he said.

"Several loan schemes have been won by NFU Scotland and put in place to bypass the IT system and deliver much needed funding to farms and crofts.

"But we know that the loans don't work for everyone."

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Ms Sturgeon says the government will continue to work hard to deliver the payments.

She says the big risk to agriculture is Brexit.

The Scottish Conservative leader says the first minister is refusing to answer her question.

Ms Davidson says Scotland's rural communities deserve to have the answer, as does the parliament.

She again asks if the government is going to ask the commission to extend the deadline.

Ms Sturgeon says the government is working hard to process the remaining payments.

The first minister says that is the position of the Scottish government.

More needs to be spent fixing a problematic IT system paying subsidies to farmers, says Audit Scotland.

The £178m Business and Change Programme led to delayed and missed payments to hundreds of farmers.

Auditors warn the Scottish government, external could still be fined up to £60m over the fiasco.

The Rural Affairs Secretary, Fergus Ewing, said improvements had been been made and a new senior management team was now overseeing the system.

The Audit Scotland report said the IT programme still presented "significant risks and costs for the Scottish government."

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Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson asks the first minister to confirm whether the government has spoken to the European Commission over delays to this year's farm payments.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says there are regular discussions with the commission over CAP.

Ms Sturgeon says there is a loan scheme to help farmers.

Ms Davidson says the deadline for CAP payments is in eight days and the government faces millions of pounds in fines and farmers face more delays.

She asks if the government will meet the deadline.

The first minister says the government will endeavour to make payments on time.

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Transport Minister Humza Yousaf says the government supports bus services to provide subsidies.

Mr Kelly says car ownership are lower in Glasgow than anywhere else so buses are important he says some rises have been over 10%.

He asks why there is a reduction in air travel but hikes in bus fares.

Mr Yousaf says congestion is a problem in Glasgow and the government is bringing forward a Transport Bill.

Labour MSP James Kelly asks the Scottish government what action it can take to ensure that bus fare rates in Glasgow are affordable.

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Housing Minister Kevin Stewart says the government want to make sure housing remains affordable.

Mr Stewart says landlords that have received government support are not allowed to set their rates above mid-market level.

He says there will be significant levels of MMR properties built across Scotland.

The housing minister says the government is investing in affordable housing.

SNP MSP Ash Denham asks what the government's position is on setting a cap on midmarket rents to achieve more affordable housing.

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Justice Secretary Michael Matheson says he meets regularly with Police Scotland and that decisions concerning day to day running is one for Police Scotland.

Mr Cole-Hamilton says detection rates have fallen and been concerning since Police Scotland was formed.

He asks what can be done.

Mr Matheson says Police Scotland are taking a robust approach to these challenges.

He says policing clear up rates are at their highest in 40 years nationally.

Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton asks ask the Scottish government when it last discussed policing in Edinburgh with Police Scotland.

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Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop says the government works with education bodies to put creativity at the heart of learning in Scotland.

Ms Hyslop says schools and councils appreciate the support they get from members on cultural activity.

SNP MSP Gordon MacDonald asks the Scottish government how it promotes creative learning among children and young people, including encouraging their participation in music, dance, film and the arts.

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ScotRail has been accused of ignoring an increase in violence towards its staff at Hamilton Central.

Rail union RMT said management had failed to take action over a "surge" in gang-related anti-social behaviour at the station over the past two years.

RMT members staged a protest at the station at 17:00 on Wednesday.

Scotrail said it had met the RMT, police and the council to discuss problems in Hamilton, which it said were not just confined to the railway.

A ScotRail Alliance spokesman said: "The safety of our staff and customers is always our number one priority."

Labour MSP Elaine Smith asks what is being done about the increasing acts of violence at Hamilton Central.

Mr Yousaf says this is being looked into and discussed with the RMT.

Tory MSP Graham Simpson says ScotRail assured him that line would be full carriage capacity in the next couple of months.

Mr Simpson asks for the timescales for making that line two lines and for electrification.

Mr Yousaf says that is something for the City Deal and that ScotRail are well aware of the issues of overcrowding on that line.

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Transport Minister Humza Yousaf says ministers regularly meet with ScotRail and he will be meeting with them later this month.

Ms Fabiani says there has been severe overcrowding on the East Kilbride line and asks if that will be raised.

Mr Yousaf says he uses that line himself and recognises the challenges.

The transport minister says ScotRail recognise this and are looking at additional carriages in the winter.

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In March Transport Scotland published a list of the busiest trains in the country.

The data compiled over a six-month period shows the busiest services and worst-affected points along each route.

Top of the list is the 17:21 service from Edinburgh to Glasgow Central via Shotts, which was found to run at a maximum of 146% of planned capacity between Haymarket and Livingston South.

Transport Scotland said the data, external would help ScotRail "improve passenger experiences".

Last November, a major improvement plan was published in response to widespread criticism of ScotRail's reliability since its Dutch owners Abellio took over the contract in April 2015.

Statistics published since then have shown that ScotRail's performance has improved for five consecutive months.

The rail company said 160 extra carriages had been introduced on routes across the country, with another 180 to follow in the next 24 months.

SNP MSP Linda Fabiani asks when the government will next meet ScotRail.