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SNP MSP Ivan McKee asks about progress on creating the Scottish National Investment Bank.

Ms Sturgeon answers a Brexit query from SNP MSP Ash Dehnahm by saying she hopes agreement can be reached with the UK government.

The first minister says if agreement is found the continuity bill can be withdrawn.

Green MSP Ross Greer raises the issue of the TIE campaing for LGBT rights in schools and to end bullying.

The first minister pledges her support for the TIE campaign.

Labour MSP Monica Lennon asks what is being done to avoid unneccessary risks on the roads in this weather, citing the chaos on the M80.

Ms Sturgeon says: "There were far more HGVs on that road than there should have been when a red warning was in place."

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The two sides in the university pensions dispute have agreed to mediation by the conciliation service Acas - but the strikes will continue.

Staff at 61 universities have walked out over planned cuts to their pensions, with a further three due to join the action next week.

The University and College Union said it had tabled a set of proposals which it believed could resolve the dispute.

The employers, Universities UK, called Tuesday's talks "positive".

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Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie raises the issue of university lecturers being on strike,

The first minister says the Scottish government cannot dictate what autonomous universities do

Ms Sturgeon says she has sympathy with the university lecturers.

Mr Rennie calls on the Scottish government to underwrite university lecturers' pensions.

Mr Harvie says he hopes public sector employers will be exemplary in their approach to the beast from the east.

The Scottish Green Party co-convener moves to the continuity bill saying he believes it is necessary.

He calls for assurances that the Scottish government will work with opposition parties on amendments and scrutiny.

The first minister commits to doing just that and points out the continuity bill will be deabated at 12.45pm, join us for extensive coverage!

She says the continuity bill does not mean the Scottish government has given up on seeking agreement with the UK government on the EU Withdrawal Bill.

Scottish Green Party co-convener Patrick Harvie asks if the first minsiter agrees that no employee should be in the position of having to choose whether to travel safely or lose pay.

The first minister agrees strongly with that.

Ms Sturgeon calls on employers to be flexible in putting the safety of their workers first and above all else.

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The fist minister says she regrets the announcement made by Ryanair this week and says the governemnt will work with employees affected.

SNP MSP Gail Ross raises the issue of tourism on Skye, while Tory MSP Jamie Greene points out Ryanair are pulling out of Glasgow Airport.

More should be done to find permanent accommodation for the homeless, a Holyrood committee has said.

The MSPs said Scotland should adopt a "housing first" scheme, similar to a strategy used successfully in Finland.

The Local Government and Communities Committee said the plan, which has been piloted in parts of Scotland, should go nationwide.

The housing minister has welcomed the committee's report and said he will consider it carefully.

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Homeless people are being urged to seek shelter as temperatures are set to drop to -5C as bitterly cold weather from Siberia sweeps across the country.

The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" warning for snow on Tuesday covering every county.

Councils expressed confidence in their grit stocks, with freezing weather and further snow forecast for later in the week.

Richard Edwards, of homeless charity Huggard Centre in Cardiff, said those living on the streets should seek help from homeless services.

Mr Leonard says it feels as if there has been a marked increase in rough sleeping.

The Scottish Labour leader says we simply do not know the extent of rough sleeping in Scotland as the Scottish government does not count.

The first minister says the action group has been established to look at how best to tackle homelessnes and rough sleeping.

Mr Leonard says his party will consider banning winter evictions and the first minsiter agrees to look at this.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard praises those working both night and day to get the country moving again.

Mr Leonard says a man who was sleeping rough just a mile from Holyrood died from the cold last Thursday.

It is clear there needs to be action on rough sleeping and calls for an update on the homeless an rough sleeping action group.

Ms Sturgeon says as long as one single person is homeless or rough sleeping there is work to do.

She says the action group is looking at longer term issues, having looked at the short term problems of winter rough sleeping.

The first minister points to the £50 funding to tackle homelessness.

Ms Davidson says all of the government's announcements on investment banks have "left us nowhere".

The Scottish Conservative leader says the SNP have forgotten to build the actual bank, despite repeated relaunches.

She says she does not want to bury Ms Sturgeon in an avalanche of statistics, the first minister apologises for doing the same.

Seems the snow is getting to both party leaders!

The first minister says the time is right for the establishment of the Scottish national investment bank.

Ms Davidson says when the Tories made an FOI asking for details of the investment bank, the government asked which one they were talking about.

The first minister says even Ruth Davidson should see the opporutunity here.

The Scottish government has committed to a publicly owned national investment bank.

Speaking on Wednesday at the launch of the implementation plan the first minister said the “truly transformative” measure would be operational by 2020.