MSPs take evidence on human rights and Holyrood and then on bullying and harassment in schools
Mark McDonald faces being suspended from Holyrood for a month after he was found guilty of sexual harassment
The first minister faces questions from opposition leaders and backbench MSPs
An SNP MSP marks MND Awareness Week
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay delivers the annual provisional outturn
The Scottish government leads a debate on World Refugee Day
Image source, ReutersChildren are among the most vulnerable Syrian refugees living in makeshift camps throughout the Middle East
We'll return after lunch with the annual ministerial Statement: Provisional Outturn 2017-18, relating to local authority spend.
The Scottish government debate highlights World Refugee Day and will focus on supporting people to settle in Scotland.
Image source, bbcMs Robison
Ms Robison praises the work Doddie Weir and his foundation have done.
The health secretary also cites the Gordon Aikman scholarships.
Image source, bbcMinister praises Doddie Weir and the late Gordon Aikman
There are plenty of things that make having Motor Neurone Disease (MND) "crappy" but losing the ability to speak and laugh would be too much, says Lucy Lintott.
The 22-year-old was diagnosed with MND three years ago, making her the youngest person in Scotland with the terminal disease.
MND, which usually affects people over 40, gradually makes gripping, walking, talking and swallowing extremely difficult - and eventually impossible.
It kills about a third of people within a year and more than half within two years.
Lucy tells the BBC Scotland documentary MND and the 22-year-old Me that it is like being "slowly paralysed".
Health Secretary Shona Robison
Health Secretary Shona Robison praises Ms McKelvie for providing the opportunity to discuss MND again.
She says one of the most tragic elements of MND is the loss of speech.
Guidance on communication equipment to be provided to those unable to speak is referred to.
Ms Robison confirms the chief scientist office has communicated concerns to the UK government regarding the impact of Brexit on MND research.
Image source, MND ScotlandMND Awareness Week runs from 19-25 June, with Global MND Awareness Day on Wednesday 21 June.
MND Scotland is aiming to spread more information about the disease.
This year is has partnered with ScotRail Alliance, with volunteers spreading awareness at stations across the country.
The theme for 2018 is #JourneyToACure.
Image source, PAMr Aikman died early last year after being diagnosed with MND in 2014
The first two recipients of a scholarship set up in memory of motor neurone disease campaigner Gordon Aikman were named in January.
Alison Clarke, a nurse at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, will receive a research grant.
An award will also be made to Diane Fraser, a clinical specialist in MND at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Both women will research and develop practical improvements that can be made in the care of MND patients.
Doddie Weir has donated £100,000 to support people with motor neurone disease, according to the Chronicle Live , external
The 47-year-old Scotland rugby legend has pledged to devote his life to helping fund research into the degenerative condition, since he announced his own diagnosis last year.
Image source, bbcTory MSP Miles Briggs
Tory MSP Miles Briggs pays tribute to the "outstanding work of MND Scotland".
Mr Briggs commends and remembers his friend Gordon Aikmen for his inspiring Fight Back campaign which he says achieved so much.
He wishes the Gordon's Fight Back Dinner, external tonight well.
The Tory MSP also praises the Doddie Weir Foundation, external which he says has achieved a great deal since Doddie revealed he had the illness.
ScotRail Alliance, who continue to raise funds for the cause, are also praised by Mr Briggs.
Motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner Gordon Aikman died in February 2017, aged 31.
He was diagnosed with the disease in 2014 while he was director of research for the Better Together campaign ahead of the Scottish independence referendum.
He went on to win cross party support for his Gordon's Fightback campaign, calling for funding to find a cure for MND and specialist nursing care.
His efforts raised more than £500,000 for research into MND.
Labour MSP Kezia Dugdale
Labour MSP Kezia Dugdale highlights a dinner tonight with MND Scotland to raise funds.
ScotRail has raised £104,000 for MND Scotland since the partnership between the two organisations began, she states.
She also notes a recent announcement that a train with be named after the late MND campaigner Gordon Aikmen.
Ms Dugdale highlights the efforts of Mr Aikmen to break down the stigma of MND, telling the chamber about how he was regularly assumed to be drunk when he fell over.
The Labour MSP warns that Brexit may impact access to a European research portal on MND.
Image source, bbcMs McKelvie praises the fundraising efforts of MND Scotland.
"People will literally walk on fire to make things better," she says.
The SNP MSP says that is why when she hears the word MND she also hears the word hope.
She cites the research going on at Scotland's universities gives hope.
The SNP MSP praises the voice bank project and the MND Scotland', externals Let Me Speak campaign.
Broadcaster Dennis Dick also receives praise from Ms McKelvie, after an "amazing" speech last night.
She wishes MND Scotland and all other organisations a hope filled awareness day.
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SNP MSP Christina McKelvie
SNP MSP Christina McKelvie tells the chamber that her interest in MND is personal, not professional.
She says when she hears about MND, she instantly thinks about the pain, the fear, the grief and the loss of those effected.
How the condition impacts individuals can vary significantly, she states.
This is why MND Scotland's current campaign to tackle stigma is important, Ms McKelvie argues.
She welcomes improvements to life expectancy after diagnosis of MND.
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Image source, MND ScotlandSNP MSP Christina McKelvie is now leading a debate marking MND Awareness Week.
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Ms Sturgeon says the government is supporting this year's Great Gettogether and highlights support she gave to Jo Cox's sister, Kim Leadbetter.
Ms Lennon says people across the UK will come together to celebrate our diverse communities on Jo's birthday this weekend.
The Labour MSP asks if the first minister agrees communities would be better if we all agreed to "love like Jo".
The first minister agrees wholeheartedly and says she wished she had the chance to know Jo Cox.
Ms Sturgeon says memory of Jo reminds us there is more that unites us as human beings than seperates us as politicians.