Firefighter role changespublished at 14:03 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Lib Dem MSP Liam McArthur asks how the proposed changes to the roles of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service personnel will impact on retained fire stations.
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The Local Government and Communities Committee takes evidence on the Planning (Scotland) Bill
Lord Advocate James Wolffe gives a statement on the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill
The Scottish Conservatives lead a debate on the early years
MSPs mark Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2018
Firefighter role changespublished at 14:03 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
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End of twitter postDrug use in prisonspublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Tory MSP Alexander Burnett inquires about action to tackle drug use in prisons.
Background: £2m raised to keep Galloway Viking hoard in Edinburghpublished at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Image source, National Museums ScotlandNational Museums Scotland (NMS) raised nearly £2m to give the Galloway Viking hoard a permanent home in Edinburgh.
The money will be paid to metal detectorist Derek McLennan, who found the hoard in Galloway in 2014.
NMS was given six months to raise £1.98m or risk losing the artefacts to a private buyer.
Dumfries and Galloway Council had put in a bid to secure the hoard for a new art gallery being built in Kirkcudbright but it was ultimately unsuccessful, despite going to appeal.
Background: Scottish offenders complete six million unpaid hourspublished at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Image source, Getty ImagesAlmost six million hours of unpaid work have been carried out by offenders in the past six years, government figures have revealed.
In 2016 - 2017, more than three quarters of community payback orders included a requirement for unpaid work.
Community Payback Orders include snow clearing, graffiti removal and redecoration of community facilities.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said the policy had helped bring Scotland's reconviction rate to an 18-year low.
The Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics in Scotland, external report shows that older people were more likely to successfully complete their orders, with completion rates of 77% for those aged over 40 and 60% for under 18s.
Those in employment (81%) were also substantially more likely to complete than those unemployed (62%).
Criminal justice social work statisticspublished at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Tory MSP Gordon Lindhurst seeks a response to the criminal justice social work statistics, published on 6 February.
Scottish law firmspublished at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
SNP MSP Bob Doris asks about work the Scottish government is carrying out in partnership with the Law Society of Scotland to support putting Scottish law firms on the global map.
Quickly we turn to portfolio questions on justicepublished at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Galloway Viking Hoardpublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Labour MSP Colin Smyth asks about progress on having the Galloway Viking Hoard displayed in Dumfries and Galloway.
South of Scotland tourismpublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Tory MSP Michelle Ballantyne inquires into plans to promote tourism in the south of Scotland.
Dunfermline Heritage and Tourism Partnershippublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Labour MSP Alex Rowley asks about support given to Dunfermline Heritage and Tourism Partnership to develop the town as a visitor destination.
Background: No agreement after latest Brexit talkspublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Image source, PAImage caption, Brexit Secretary Michael Russell
Talks between the UK and Scottish governments over Brexit have again broken up without agreement.
The talks were centred on whether powers should go to Westminster or Holyrood from Brussels immediately after the UK leaves the EU.
Both sides agree that progress has been made in recent weeks, but no deal has yet been agreed.
UK government sources had said ahead of the meeting in London that they hoped a breakthrough was close.
Further talks are expected to be held soon.
Brexit negotiationspublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
SNP MSP Clare Adamson wonders about progress on Brexit negotiations following the recent joint ministerial committee.
Central Scotland tourismpublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Tory MSP Graham Simpson asks about promoting tourism in central Scotland.
Kicking off the afternoon with questions on culture, tourism and external affairspublished at 13:56 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Image source, PA/Getty/AFPScotland is leading the way says MVT, as the evidence session draws to a closepublished at 12:52 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Image source, bbcScotland is already leading the way on protecting music venues, says Beverley Whitrick.
And that concludes the evidence session.
What is the Agent of Change Principle?published at 12:50 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018
Image source, bbcImage caption, Cloud Nothings on stage at Stereo music venue in Glasgow
Accodring to the MVT:
"The Agent of Change Principle is not complicated or controversial, it’s simple common sense: Agent of Change says that the person or business responsible for the change is responsible for managing the impact of the change.
"This means that an apartment block to be built near an established live music venue would have to pay for soundproofing, while a live music venue opening in a residential area would be responsible for the costs.
"A resident who moves next door to a music venue would, in law, be assessed as having made that decision understanding that there’s going to be some music noise, and a music venue that buys a new PA would be expected to carry out tests to make sure its noise emissions don’t increase."