Summary

  • The connectivity committee receives an update on rail services in Scotland from ScotRail chiefs

  • Rural economy, environment, climate change and land reform ministers face portfolio questions

  • Scottish Labour hosts debates on social care and rail services

  • A Tory MSP leads a debate on the recent climate change report

Live Reporting

Louise Wilson and Craig Hutchison

  1. The ScotRail Alliance evidence session begins shortly...............

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    The Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee will now take evidence on rail services in Scotland from:

    • ScotRail Alliance managing director Alex Hynes
    • ScotRail Alliance chief operating officer Angus Thom

    The ScotRail Allianceis a close working relationship between Abellio ScotRailand Network Rail Scotland Route. The aim is to improve our railway in Scotland for our customers by working together better.

    Read the committee papers here.

  2. Good morning and welcome to Holyrood Live!

    Good morning and welcome to Holyrood Live on Tuesday November 2018.

    Issues around ScotRail will dominate proceedings at Holyrood today.

    The Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee will take evidence from the ScotRail Alliance in a day dominated by rail issues.

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    MSPs will quiz rural economy, environment, climate change and land reform ministers during portfolio questions.

    Scottish Labour has the floor this afternoon and will begin with a debate on social care.

    In their second debate, Labour will call on the government to enforce the ScotRail break clause to bring the current franchise to an end in 2022.

    Tory MSP Maurice Golden will use his member’s debate to highlight the IPCC report on climate change calling for a limit in the rise in global temperature to 1.5C.