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The first minister says soil testing in the agricultural sector is hugely important.

Ms Sturgeon says the agricultural sector will pay an important role in tackling climate change.

She says she cannot say what is in the Climate Change Plan at this time.

SNP MSP Emma Harper asks for detail about long term reductions in emissions.

Ms Sturgeon says only Sweden and Finland have done better than Scotland in the EU 15.

She says the leadership of Scotland on climate change is widely recognised.

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Tory MSP Donald Cameron asks what the Scottish government's response is to the Committee on Climate Change's progress report on reducing emissions in Scotland.

Ms Sturgeon welcomes the report which she says recognises Scotland's targets are among the highest in the world.

Mr Cameron says around a third of households are in fuel poverty and he raises the issue of energy efficiency.

The first minister says the Tories increasingly have no credibility on any of these issues.

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Nicola Sturgeon has promised to back Scotland's fire service amid concerns over budgets and staffing.

Three months on from the Grenfell Tower fire, Holyrood's housing committee was told that the number of fire safety officers had fallen by 25% since 2013.

MSPs heard evidence from the Fire Brigades Union that "year-on-year cuts" make it "very difficult to cope".

The first minister gave an "absolute assurance" that she would "protect those who keep us safe from fire".

However opposition politicians said her assurances did not go far enough and did not categorically rule out job cuts.

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SNP MSP Richard Lochhead asks what discussions the Scottish government has had with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding it attending medical emergencies, in light of reports that trials of this service will end due to a dispute over pay and conditions.

The first minister says the Scottish government is not a direct participant in these negotiations.

Mr Lochhead says there must be a solution and for co-responding to become standard throughout Scotland to save more lives.

Ms Sturgeon calls on all sides to do all that they can to find a solution to this.

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SNP MSP Bill Kidd asks what position the government holds on the nuclear weapons treaty recently passed by the UN.

Ms Sturgeon says she supports nuclear disarmament and it is the right thing to do morally, financially and practically.

She says countries like the UK should lead by example and the government will continue to support action for unilateral disarmament.

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Scotland's draft climate change plan lacks credibility, according to an independent body.

The UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) found the plan focused too much on the rapid deployment of low carbon heating rather than addressing wider areas like transport emissions.

But it added that the Scottish government was still leading the UK on tackling greenhouse gas emissions.

The Scottish government said it showed "the strong progress being made".

Ministers met the 2015 target to reduce emissions and are on course to hit the interim aim of reducing emissions by 42% by 2020.

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Ryanair has been threatened with legal action for "persistently misleading" passengers about their rights following thousands of flight cancellations.

The Civil Aviation Authority, external (CAA)'s chief executive Andrew Haines said he was "furious" that the airline was not complying with the law.

The authority has launched "enforcement action" against Ryanair for wrongly claiming it did not have to re-route passengers on rival airlines.

Ryanair now says it will co-operate.

In a brief statement, the airline said: "We already comply fully with all EU261 legislation, are meeting with the CAA and will comply fully with whatever requirements they ask us to."

The action comes after Ryanair cancelled a further 18,000 flights.

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Mr Harvie cites the UK Committee on Climate Change which said this week that Scotland's draft climate change plan lacks credibility.

He again attacks the proposed cut to APD.

Ms Sturgeon says the committee had said Scotland was leading the way in tackling climate change.

Holyrood voted to replace the tax paid by passengers on flights from Scotland's airports in June.

MSPs voted by 108 to 11 to replace Air Passenger Duty (APD) with a new devolved Air Departure Tax (ADT) in Scotland from April next year.

But the rate at which is the tax is set is likely to be more controversial when it is decided later this year.

The Scottish government wants to cut the new tax by 50%, before eventually scrapping it completely.

It argues the move will boost the economy by increasing the number of flights to and from the country.

Opponents are concerned about the environmental impact of more flights, and claim the cut would mainly benefit wealthy travellers and big business.

The Scottish Conservatives and Labour joined the SNP in voting to pass the Air Departure Tax Bill, with the Scottish Green and Liberal Democrats voting against.

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Scottish Green Party co-convener Patrick Harvie raises the proposed tax cut to Air Passenger Duty.

Mr Harvie says Ryanair is being accused of misleading people so we can't trust the airlines to pass on the tax cut to passengers.

Ms Sturgeon says the tax cut is about connectivity and the economy.

But she agrees that RyanaIr's actions are deeply regrettable and she has serious concerns about their decisions.

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Labour MSP Daniel Johnson says a constituent of his was told the waiting time for her 10 year old daughter to see a specialist was 18 months.

Mr Johnson asks if the first minister agrees this is far too long and asks what is being done to address this.

Ms Sturgeon agrees and says the health secretary will look into the case.

SNP MSP Kate Forbes asks what assurances NHS Highland can give the public that Portree Hospital services can be sustained in the future.

Ms Sturgeon says the health secretary met with the board and was clear that services should meet the needs of people in Skye.

The first minister says the health secretary has asked the board to be open with the public.

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Tory MSP Liam Kerr raises issues about services for those with hearing loss in Angus.

Mr Kerr asks if the first minister will save this local provision.

Ms Sturgeon says the Conservatives are part of the council in Angus but says the Scottish government will look into it.

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SNP MSP Mairi Gougeon says NHS Tayside is undertaking a consultation on the Mulberry Unit which she believes is not including the public.

She asks if the first minister can ensure that the consultation is transparent

Ms Sturgeon says the health secretary will relay those concerns to NHS Tayside.