That's all from Holyrood Live on Thursday 6 September 2018.

The issue of victims' rights dominated the chamber in both FMQs and the lunchtime member's debate.

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said the relatives of Michael Mosey, who was murdered in his own home, were told of his killer's release on the anniversary of his death.

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Conservative MSP Liam Kerr used his member's debate to back the Michelle's Law campaign - named for Michelle Stewart who was murdered by an ex-boyfriend.

During FMQs, Ms Sturgeon said Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf, who recently met Ms Stewart's family, would also be happy to meet relatives of Mr Mosey.

She added: "We're actively considering the Stewart family's proposals, and indeed other calls for improvements, in detail."

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There are always further challenges a government must face and address, says Mr Swinney.

The first of these is how to support young people, he states.

The deputy first minister points to perinatal support for mothers and baby boxes, education reforms, and investment to combat adverse childhood experiences.

Mr Swinney says the two other major elements for the government to consider are mental health and national infrastructure.

Heated exchanges between Mr Swinney and the Tories on tax, health and Brexit end the debate in a somewhat loud manner.

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Deputy First Minister and Education Secretary John Swinney gets to his feet to bring this three day debate on the programme for government to a close.

Mr Swinney says in nine minutes of Jackson Carlaw's speech there was not one constructive idea and just a "bundle of abuse", particularly against Willie Rennie's jokes, which the eduation secretary won't have!

On a more serious note, pivoting to education, he insists the government is implementing the policy of empowering schools, folloing Tory Liz Smith's intervention highlighting the shelving of the Education Bill.

Mr Swinney argues when the SNP came to power 11 years ago, 61% of young people were educated in schools that were good or satisfactory, that figure is now 86% thanks to the investment of his government.

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Mr Carlaw says this is a government of yesterday's women and men offering empty rhetoric.

The Tory MSP criticises the SNP's response to Brexit, saying they should have been working with the UK government to strike a post-Brexit deal.

He claims the first minister's record is one of poor delivery.

"This was meant to be a refreshed front bench. It already looks and feels just as tired as the one it replaced."

It is time to make way for those who can make a positive change to Scotland within a dynamic United Kingdom, he concludes.

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Tory MSP Jackson Carlaw argues almost from the minute the first minister got to her feet the energy left the room.

Mr Carlaw says this was the speech of a first minister "running out of passion, steam and crucially time".

He insists the only cheer from the "subserviant accolytes" behind her came with the mention of the "i" word.

The Tory MSP adds: "Whatever the day, whatever the hour, whatever the circumstance, whether national disasters or challenges, or internal allegations of sexual misconduct, Nicola Sturgeon incorporates the 'i' word into every, each and every statement".

Labour MSP Anas Sarwar offers to work with the Scottish government to deliver a health service fit for the future.

He welcomes various announcements in mental health but at the same time highlights the recent CAMHS waiting timie statistics.

Mr Sarwar calls for more support for NHS staff, highlighting high sickness absence rates.

We need a cross-government approach to health, he argues, suggesting health inequalities should be considered as part of numerous policy decisions.

Pressures on hospitals is heaping additional pressure on social care services which are struggling to cope due to council cuts, he states.

Our treatment of the NHS speaks to our values as a whole nation, says the Labour MSP.

Green MSP Alison Johnstone says the £250m for mental health is very welcome and adds that reducing stigma is important.

Ms Johnstone praises the contribution from James Dornan earlier in the debate.

She calls for investment in the greenest transport to tackle falling bus numbers.

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The Green MSP welcomes investment in electric cars but says they don't tackle obseity the way active travel does.

She too asks if the government will incorporate the substantial articles, not just the principles, of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton seeks reassurance that all 48 of the articles within the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child will be incorporated into Scots law, rather than just its principles.

He argues the Scottish government is failing to listen to expert opinion on P1 tests, on the health service and on drug deaths.

There are no new commitments to workforce planning in the NHS, and particularly social care, he laments.

While welcoming the focus on mental health in the programme, Mr Cole-Hamilton says the investment is a quarter of what his party had been asking for.

He also wonders if the changes will be backed by proper resourcing for staffing.

Moving to Brexit, the Lib Dem MSP urges the FM to back a People's Vote on the final deal.

Brian Taylor
BBC Scotland Political Editor

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Body language has a considerable role to play in parliamentary discourse. One thinks of dismissive hand gestures or the occasional satirical smile.

We witnessed a different - but still significant - variant of the genre in play at Holyrood today.

It emerged during one of the opposition speeches, that of Willie Rennie, he who has the enviable task of shepherding the Liberal Democrats.

Nicola Sturgeon had set out her programme for government. It was delivered, mostly, in a deliberately workaday fashion, perhaps in recognition of the presumption that mid-Brexit Scotland is in no mood for flamboyance.

• What new laws are the Scottish government planning?
• Back to the day job for MSPs
• Look back on the speech on Holyrood Live
• Read more here

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SNP MSP Clare Adamson says the fourth industrial revolution will lead to a transformation the likes of which people have never seen before.

Ms Adamson insists the next revolution will be the cyber physical systems revolution, which is about big data, AI and bioengineering, which will offer opportunity and challenges.

She says this revolution will transform our lives and that is why she is glad the programme for government contains data driven innovation.

This will lead to high skilled jobs for Scotland, she claims.

Tory MSP Michelle Ballantyne turns attention to social security, noting the DWP will continue to play a key role in delivery of several devolved benefits until 2020.

She says that while the FM announced part of the timetable for some benefits, many remain unclear.

My fear is that PIP, DLA and winter fuel allowance will end up being rushed to delivery, the Tory MSP states.

The Scottish government has announced plans for 12 new bills during the 2018-19 session of the Scottish Parliament., external

1. Biometric Data Bill
2. Budget Bill
3. Census (Amendment) Bill
4. Consumer Protection Bill
5. Disclosure Bill
6. Electoral Franchise Bill
7. Electoral Reform Bill
8. Family Law Bill
9. Female Genital Mutilation Bill
10. Non-Domestic Rates Bill
11. Scottish National Investment Bank Bill
12. South of Scotland Enterprise Agency Bill

Find out more about he bills here.

Labour MSP Monica Lennon tells the chamber she is disappointed that the programme for government is light on content in relation to local government.

We can't escape the fact that cuts are making it impossible for councils to deliver the full range of services communities need, she argues.

Pivoting to the tourism tax, Ms Lennon says ministers are denying councils to option of raising revenue in this way despite support for it at local level.

Cash-strapped local authorities are facing real dilemmas she states.