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The Scottish Parliament has refused to give its consent to the UK's main piece of Brexit legislation.

The Scottish and UK governments are at odds over the EU Withdrawal Bill and what it could mean for devolved powers.

Labour, Green and Lib Dem MSPs united to back SNP members in rejecting the Westminster bill, saying it would restrict Holyrood's powers.

The Scottish Conservatives voted against, and have blamed the SNP for the failure to find an agreement.

MSPs voted by 93 to 30 that Holyrood "does not consent to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill".

Westminster ultimately has the power to introduce the legislation without the consent of Holyrood - but it would be politically difficult, and has never been done before.

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SNP MSP Ash Denham asks about engagement with the UK government following Tuesday's vote which saw Holyrood refuse consent for the EU Withdrawal Bill.

Ms Sturgeon says it is of fundamentally importance that the UK government respects the devolution settlement.

She criticises the Scottish Conservatives for backing the Bill.

There is still time to get an agreement, she insists.

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Labour MSP Monica Lennon says today is International Day Against against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.

Ms Lennon welcomes the government's work with the TIE campaign.

The first minister welcomes the rainbow flag flying above Holyrood to mark the day and says there is no place in Scotland for prejudice.

On-air presenters at STV led staff from the broadcaster's Glasgow-based HQ in a demonstration of defiance over plans to make 59 job cuts.

Bosses said loss-making STV2 would shut next month with investment shifting to the main channel and online streaming.

Political editor Bernard Ponsonby, news anchor John MacKay and sports presenter Raman Bhardwaj were first to walk out to the outdoor meeting.

Union official John Toner told the BBC that staff were "extremely angry".

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SNP MSP Joan McAlpine highlights STV journalists "walking out" yesterday after an announcement that jobs are to go.

Ms McAlpine says speculation about STV being sold to ITV would be a disaster if it turns out to be true..

Ms Sturgeon says her thoughts are with the workers at STV and says she was concerned by the announcement.

The first minister agrees any sale to ITV would not be a move she would wish to see.

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Mental health services are to be boosted by £500,000 of extra funding, the Scottish government announced in October.

The funding comes on top of the existing £1,125,000 allocated to NHS 24 for mental health.

It will be used to improve the services offered to people experiencing low mood, depression and anxiety,

The number of people contacting NHS 24's mental health line has more than doubled over the past decade, rising from 38,000 in 2006 to 87,000 in 2016.

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Mr Rennie says the number of people waiting over a year has doubled since the appointment of a dedicated mental health minister.

The Scottish Lib Dem leader raises other mental health issues, including the wait for a suicide prevention strategy.

He asks: "Why are mental health services getting worse in this country?"

The first minister details the government's efforts to address the issues Mr Rennie rasises.

Ms Sturgeon says many people called for work on the draft suicide prevention strategy and that is underway.

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Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie says 1,000 adults have waited more than a year to access mental health treatment.

That means more people are waiting for longer, he says.

Will the first minister accept that access to mental health is getting worse, he asks.

The first minister points to increasing funding for mental health and a growing workforce.

On adult waits, she accepts that this is not yet where the Scottish government wants them to be but the average wait among territorial boards is seven weeks.

We continue to work with health baords to improve that situation, she explains.

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Scottish Green Party co-convener Patrick Harvie cites the SNP pledge of £3bn for 50,000 new affordable homes in the next five years.

Does that commitment stand, he asks.

"Yes," replies the first minister, succcinctly.

That's not what we heard from the housing minister this week, retorts Mr Harvie.

He argues that there is not a big enough increase in overall housing supply.

The first minister sticks to the pledge and cites a 76% increase on the previous five year investment into affordable housing.

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Labour MSP Johann Lamont raises the issue of bowel screeing tests and problems affecting a number of people.

The first minister undertakes to investigate the issue.

The maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) will be reduced to £2 under new rules unveiled by the government.

Currently, people can bet up to £100 every 20 seconds on electronic casino games such as roulette.

Culture Secretary Matt Hancock called the machines "a very serious social blight" that "needs to be tackled".

But bookmakers have warned the cut could lead to thousands of outlets closing.

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SNP MSP Stuart McMillan welcomes the reduction in the maximum stake for fixed odd betting terminals to £2.

The first minister follows suit and praises campaigners on the issue.

The Scottish government encourages any actions that can reduce the impact of harmful gambling, she adds.

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A boss at Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) says the current spell of disruption to the company's ferry services is the "worst for seven years".

The problems have been caused byrepairs to the ferry MV Clansman having taken longer than expected.

An alternative timetable is in place, with widespread disruption across CalMac's west coast routes.

Robbie Drummond said staff have been working "absolutely flat out" to try and lessen the impact on customers.

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Tory MSP Jamie Greene raises the issue of disruption to CalMac ferry services.

How confident is the first minister in the handling of this "catalogue of errors" by the transport minister, he asks.

The first minister cites investment in new ferries.

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The Scottish government unveiled its new strategy on mental health in March 2017, committing to spend more than £300m to tackle it in the next five years.

Mental Health Minister Maureen Watt said her ambition was for mental and physical illnesses to achieve "parity of esteem" in the way they are treated.

The minister also said the Scottish government had made considerable progress in improving access to specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and that an audit of rejected referrals would be commissioned.

There are 40 actions in the Scottish government's new strategy.

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Mr Leonard says vulnerable people are being let down.

It's Mental Health Awareness Week, but these children have been let down for a year, he argues.

Ms Sturgeon says there is a range of reasons for referrals being rejected and reiterates the audit is underway.

Mr Leonard says there was a six month delay before the audit started.

He says children as young as five are seeing their refrerrals rejected.

The first minister explains the audit had to be planned to get it right.