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Tory MSP Alexander Stewart begins by saying he very much values the contribution migrants make to Scotland.

Mr Stewart explains this is a pilot scheme.

Ms Ewing ask why should EU citizens be forced to apply for rights that they already have.

"I feel uncomfortable, I'm not denying it, about the situation," replies Mr Stewart.

EU countries are acting in a similar fashion to UK nationals, he says.

Millions of EU citizens living in the UK will have to apply for "settled status" to remain in Britain after Brexit. "Settled status" gives EU citizens the same access to health care and education after Britain leaves the EU.

Until Monday's statement by Prime Minister Theresa May, some applicants had been expected to pay a fee of £65, but this has now been scrapped.

BBC reporter Helene Daouphars (who is French) looks at how to apply.

SNP MSP Annabelle Ewing describes the UK government's approach to EU citizens living in the UK as "abhorrent".

"The UK government is forcing EU citizens to apply for rights they already have."

Such othering policies put society cohesion at risk, she tells the chamber.

Ms Ewing highlights Tove Macdonald, an 87-year-old Danish woman who has lived in Scotland for decades and has received a letter advising she must apply for settled status.

"It is an ugly, heartless policy," the SNP MSP states.

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SNP MSP Annabelle Ewing is leading a debate on the settled status scheme.

EU citizens have to apply to remain in the UK after Brexit under the scheme.

Ms Ewing is calling for it to be scrapped.

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Lib Dem MSP Liam McArhur asks why the first minister won't rule out the merger for good.

The first minister replies what is important now is that the Scottish government gets things right.

SNP MSP John Mason points out that people do not understand why there is one police force for the street and one for the railway station.

The first minister agrees that the public just want to have confidence in the police and its structures.

Green MSP John Finnie asks if Ms Sturgeon is concerned there are some police officers, referring to the BTP, who have power of arrest of our citizens but have no political accountability in Scotland.

Ms Sturgeon agrees and first minister's questions comes to a close.

Tory MSP Liam Kerr asks how much taxpayers money "has been wasted pursuing integration" and adds that control room infrastructure cannot be replaced "on the cheap".

The first minister says the Tories are not being consistent as in their 2016 manifesto they advocated a merger.

"We will continue to take this forward in a proper way. I think the work that is being done now is extremely solid," she says.

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Ms Sturgeon says the government remains committed to the devolution of railway policing.

The first minister adds it would be premature to rule out any option at this time.

Mr Johnson says that after almost two years and hundreds of thousands of pounds of tax-payers money being sent, it is clear to everyone that full integration should be firmly ruled out.

The first minister points out this is a challenging piece of work.

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"Controversial plans to merge British Transport Police (BTP) with Police Scotland have been formally halted.

"Officers and staff in Scotland were told on Friday they will remain employees of BTP and there will be “no significant structural changes”.

"The leader of rail trade union the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) has said the letter to workers is the first formal statement that “plans to break up BTP have been dropped”."

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Labour MSP Daniel Johnson asks whether the merger of Police Scotland and the British Transport Police has been permanently abandoned.

The first minister says bipolar disorder is a severe mental illness and says she wants everyone in Scotland to have access to services when they need them.

She points to new funding to support the mental health strategy and to Bipolar Scotland.

Ms Hamilton says many people with bipolar are not being prescribed with lithium, the best treatment option.

We need to see more patient-clinician partnerships in Scotland, she says.

Ms Sturgeon says everyone with bipolar must have access to treatment that is best for them, with decisions to be taken by clinicians in partnership with the patient.

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A quarter of patients with bipolar disorder are being prescribed drugs which could make their symptoms worse, a new study has claimed.

Research led by Glasgow University has found many bipolar patients are on a combination of medication which is out of line with clinical guidelines.

The study shows a decline in the first recommended treatment for people with the mental health condition.

Experts have described the findings as a "concern".

Read more here.

Tory MSP Rachael Hamilton asks about action the Scottish government is taking to help people who have bipolar disorder.

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Ms Sturgeon replies the UK's plans are as clear as mud and Scotland is getting short-changed.

Mr Brown criticises the "Brexit bung" from the UK government.

The first minister says there no clarity around the Stronger Towns Fund, but Scotland and Wales must be treated fairly.

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A £1.6bn government fund has been launched to boost less well-off towns in England after Brexit.

The pot is split into £1bn, divided in England using a needs-based formula, and £600m communities can bid for.

More than half of the money, to be spread over seven years, will go to the north of England and the Midlands.

Labour called it a bribe to influence MPs to back the PM's Brexit deal and critics say it does not cover cuts to local authority funding.

Read more here.

SNP MSP Keith Brown seeks a response to the UK Government's Stronger Towns Fund.

Labour MSP Jenny Marra raises concerns about apprentices at McGill.

Ms Sturgeon says any concerns should be brought to the government.

SNP MSP Shona Robison brings up the video game Rape Day and asks that a clear message should be sent out that such games have no place in society in this day and age.

The first minister agrees and says violence against women should not be treated in this way.

Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie says the ONS reprimanded the first minister for misusing statistics at last week's FMQs.

He highlights the comments, saying statistics used must be trustworthy, good quality and useful.

The first minister says she will reflect carefully on the ONS comments, but she insists the statistics she used were accurate and available to anybody.

It is not the Scottish government that decides what the ISD publishes, she adds.

She agrees that transparent statistics are needed, before pointing out that Scotland's NHS is the best performing in the UK.