Scottish Green co-convener Patrick Harvie raises the "continued threat" of mass evictions of asylum seekers on Glasgow.

He tells the chamber about Abdul, who has been destitute in Glasgow for the past two years after his application was refused.

Abdul is facing another "unsafe night on the streets", says Mr Harvie, and he calls for funding for emergency accommodation.

The first minister says funding has been made available and it has been used to "good effect".

She accepts that these situations often exacerbate trauma of asylum seekers and points to efforts to tackle homelessness more broadly.

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In July we reported taff who lost their jobs after two devastating fires on Sauchiehall Street will be provided with support by other Glasgow businesses.

A taskforce set up after the blazes at Victoria's Nightclub and the Glasgow School of Art will also assist local firms encountering insurance problems.

It includes representatives from Glasgow Chamber of Commerce (GCoC).

Stuart Patrick, chief executive of GCoC, said the fires had had a "huge" impact.

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Labour MSP Pauline McNeill raises the issue of the two fires in Sauchiehall street in Glasgow, saying businesses are struggling.

Ms McNeill calls for the same treatment Belfast got from the Budget for a fire there while, Glasgow's needs were ignored.

Ms Sturgeon says the finance secretary has met businesses and cites business rates reliefs introduced by the Scottish government.

She regrets that Glasgow did not get the same consideration as Belfast.

Tory MSP Maurice Golden highlights the case of Cameron Barkley, a constituent studying for Advanced Highers, who has to travel to three separate schools and is having to cycle between them as taxi costs are not covered by the council.

Ms Sturgeon says she will ask the education secretary to look into the specific case, but adds it is important that students have access to a broad range of subjects.

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Lib Dem MSP Tavish Scott raises the issue of Highlands and Islands Airport Ltd imposing parking charges on islanders and asks "what happened to island proofing".

Ms Sturgeon says HIAL should "island proof their decisions".

Mr Leonard reiterates that the SNP promised to write of student debt and calls for an "unreserved apology" for the £5bn "broken promise".

There are students in Scotland who started and finished their degrees in the time it took Mr Leonard to ask his question, jokes Ms Sturgeon.

The first minister again says Scotland has the lowest student debt in the UK.

Mr Leonard asks what the total value of student debt in Scotland is.

The first minister reiterates her point that student debt is the lowest in the UK, pointing to England where it is £34,300 and in Wales - which is Labour led - where it is "higher than here".

Ms Sturgeon details the fiscal support available for students in Scotland.

The Scottish Labour leader answers his own question saying the overall student debt is nearly £5bn.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard raises the issue of student debt.

He asks what the average student debt is today.

Ms Sturgeon cites the lack of tuition fees in Scotland and the support given to students.

Mr Leonard says the average student debt is now £13,200 and he adds the first minister promised their debts would be written off.

Mr Carlaw says Audit Scotland is "not impressed" by the Scottish government's efforts to protect the NHS.

If ever Scotland wanted evidence that this is a "grudge and grievance government, this was it," he insists.

The first minister says 55% of taxpayers in Scotland pay less tax than counterparts in the UK, "helping those at the bottom of the income scale".

We will pass on every penny of consequentials to the health service, she says, adding that this figure was less than anticipated.

Douglas Fraser
Scotland business & economy editor

That Budget from Philip Hammond may leave you wondering what all that austerity fuss was about. Turning the deficit into a surplus was a sacred cause when George Osborne was Chancellor, and nothing would be allowed to stand in its way.

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Well, OK, it didn't work out as planned. Cutting public spending may well have dampened economic growth, so the targets kept being moved.

The 2015 deadline was missed by a very wide margin. It was recently spotted somewhere around the middle of next decade, and receding over the horizon.

The Office for Budget Responsibility told the Chancellor that he could get into a surplus earlier than 2025 if he stuck to his plans and banked the unexpected tax revenues.

But he chose to have a bit of a splurge instead, turning on the spending taps a bit, with a crowd-pleasing £2.8bn tax cut by upping income tax thresholds.

Read more analysis here.

Ms Sturgeon argues the NHS in Scotland has been shortchanged by £50m, with £550m, not £600m, coming.

The first minister says the Resolution Foundation states it is not the end of austerity and adds "we know what the Tories stand for, the mask has well and truly slipped".

Mr Carlaw replies: "How miserably predictable."

He argues there will be £0.5bn extra in real terms next year and points out the finance secretary has refused to pass on tax cuts to middle income earners.

The first minister says we are seeing the true colours of the Tories and insists the SNP will ensure that those who earn the most in our society pay a fair amount to public services.

Ms Sturgeon says 84% of the benefit of the tax cuts goes to the to half of the income spectrum.

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A row has broken out over the impact of the UK government's Budget on Scotland.

Chancellor Philip Hammond's latest set of tax and spending plans included a freeze on whisky duty and oil industry taxes, and an extra £950m for the Scottish government over three years.

However his Scottish counterpart Derek Mackay said the UK government had made a choice not to end austerity, and had "short-changed Scotland".

The Scottish government's draft budget plans will be set out in December.

Read more here.

Scottish Conservative deputy leader Jackson Carlaw asks which plan delivers public spending higher, the UK government's plan or the SNP Growth Commission.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the Budget means there has been a cut in real terms by almost £2bn since the Tories came into power.

Mr Carlaw hits back saying the Growth Commission is an "evangelical bible of public misery".