SNP MSP Bob Doris says there is a live tender for the Caledonian Railway Works and asks the first minister to agree that Gemini must go for that tender.

Ms Sturgeon agrees Gemini should extend the consultation and rule out redundancies.

Labour MSP Jenny Marra raises the issue of NHS Tayside asking for £12m for repairs and calls for a new hospital for Dundee.

The first minister says she would encourage NHS Tayside to discuss this with the appropriate body.

Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie says in June 2017 he asked about waiting times in hospitals and asked again in 2018.

Mr Rennie asks if the first minister was surprised the waiting times target statistics fell again according to the statistics published this week.

Again the first minister expresses regret about this and points to the waiting times improvement plans.

The Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie points out the waiting times law is just "flim flam".

He asks, will the first minister pay any price for breaking the law?

Ms Sturgeon reiterates record investment in the NHS in Scotland and notes that since 2007 the numbers waiting longer than 12 weeks has reduced by 27%.

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The number of people travelling by bus has dropped by nearly 100 million over the past decade, according to figures.

Scottish government data showed that while the number of air, rail, ferry and car travellers all increased, bus patronage declined steeply.

There were 388 million journeys by local bus services in 2017/18, down from 487 million in 2007/08.

There was also a 13% hike in the number of cars registered in Scotland since 2007.

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Mr Harvie insists there is still a shift towards car use from public transport use and aviation emissions are not being cut.

The Scottish Green Party co-convener says transport emissions are going up and calls for traffic demand reduction.

The first minister replies the government has doubled the funding for active travel, she says councils are being given powers do do this.

That would be through the workplace parking levy agreed between the Greens and SNP as part of the budget deal.

Aboyne has broken Scotland's February temperature record which had stood for more than 120 years.

The highest temperature previously recorded for the month in Scotland was 17.9C in Aberdeen on 22 February 1897.

However, Aboyne in Aberdeenshire reached 18.3C on Thursday last week.

The Moray coast was also basking in warm weather, with Lossiemouth and Kinloss among the towns hot on the heels of Aboyne in the temperature stakes.

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Scottish Green Party co-convener Patrick Harvie says the government has published its transport figures which makes for grim reading, given the climate change crisis and the February heatwave.

Mr Harvie cites more road traffic and air traffic, and less use of public transport and bicycles.

The first minister says greenhouse gas emissions from transport are lower now than in 2007, but she agrees it is important to encourage people to look at different modes of transport.

Ms Sturgeon cites £1bn of funding aimed at doing this and highlights the forthcoming transport bill.

Labour MSP Claire Baker raises the case of BiFab, adding there was no employment at the Fife yard since its new owner took over last year.

The first minister says new work will start in March which will see 90 people employed, while DF Barnes and the government is "fighting hard" to secure contract.

Tory MSP Oliver Mundell says it is "totally unacceptable" for patients to be transferred to a GP in a different town and calls for a review of this issue in Annandale.

Ms Sturgeon says she will ask the health secretary to look into the case, before pointing to efforts to increase the number of GPs in Scotland.

SNP MSP Clare Adamson highlights the case of a young woman in her constituency who cares for two of her siblings after the death of their mother, but has not been able to access kinship care support.

Ms Sturgeon says this is a tragic case for all three siblings and adds she would expect the local authority to provide this support.

Tory MSP Peter Chapman raises the issue of 9,000 people waiting beyond the 12 week target in NHS Grampian.

The first minister accepts waiting times are not as good as she wants them to be, which is why the waiting times improvement plan has been put n place.

Mr Leonard says he wrote to the first minister four weeks ago stressing the urgency on this issue.

"Will you take decisive action, will you step in, and will you bring the Caledonia railway works back into public ownership?"

Ms Sturgeon argues there has been ministerial engagement on this and the government is continuing to look at options.

We are continuing to call on the company to extend its consultation on closure she adds.

The first minister says Scottish Enterprise is working to have a rail engineering hub somewhere in Scotland.

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Scottish Labour has called for the nationalisation of Scottish railway maintenance in order to save 180 jobs.

The St Rollox Railway Works depot is under threat after owners Gemini Rail Services revealed its plans to close the site in December.

But Labour has suggests the site could be brought under the control of ScotRail.

James Kelly said: "Scottish Ministers must intervene and announce the electrification of the site to allow the depot to connect to the Glasgow to Edinburgh rail line at a cost of less than £1m."

The campaign is being run by Unite the Union.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard says time is running out to save 200 jobs at the Caledonian Railway works in Glasgow.

Ms Sturgeon replies her minister has spoken to the company calling for an extension of the consultation and the government will continue to apply as much pressure as possible to get this.

Mr Leonard says Nicola Sturgeon took Prestwick Airport into public ownership and adds if it was good enough for an airport "why is it not good enough for our railway?"

The first minister insists due diligence must be undertaken and reiterates her call to Gemini Rail Services.

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Two patients have died after contracting a fungal infection caused by pigeon droppings at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said an elderly patient died but from an unrelated cause.

Another infected patient has also died but the factors contributing to the death are still being investigated.

A non-public room, thought to contain machinery, was identified as a likely source. An investigation is under way.

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Mr Carlaw says that from a peak of 38 safety and cleanliness inspections there is now less than half that.

The first minister replies that the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate inspections are risk based and carry out thematic inspections too.

Ms Sturgeon again insists the overall infection rates are down in Scotland.