Mr Harvie pivots to climate change, tomorrow's climate change strike and a call for a genuine Green New Deal.

He calls for the first minister to give the climate change campaigners the news they want with an end to the use of fossil fuels.

Ms Sturgeon says she is happy to look young people in the eye and say Scotland will lead the way in transitioning to a net zero economy.

This must be achieved in a fair and just way, she says.

Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie says the UK has lurched from crisis to crisis and the people of Scotland have been ignored.

He says the UK government has treated devolution with "utter contempt", indyref2 is coming and he asks if the first minister believes the head of state will once again be invited to intefere.

Former PM David Cameron has revealed he asked whether the Queen could "raise an eyebrow" about the prospect of Scotland voting for independence, read more here.

The first minister says Scotland's future should be for the Scottish people and points to rising demand for independence.

Nicola Sturgeon says the revelations from David Cameron say more about him than anything else and speaks the panic in the run up to the independence referendum.

Lib Dem MSP Liam McArthur raises concerns about delays to the Northern Isles ferry service contract being delivered.

The first minister says the government is keen to stick to deadlines previously set but warns processes have to properly conclude before an announcement can be made.

SNP MSP Shona Robison ask about Sports Direct terminating a lease for Tesco in Dundee leading to job losses.

The first minister says the business minister is looking into this issue

Labour MSP Jackie Baillie asks about Flamingo Land formally withdrawing its planning application to build a £30m tourist resort on Loch Lomond.

Ms Baillie asks the first minister asks if the first minister will support a community buy out.

The first minister says this will looked at.

Mr Leonard says the first minister did not answer his question.

He calls on her to commit to maintaining funding for universities post-Brexit.

The first minister says Mr Leonard has "zero credibility".

She says if Mr Leonard wants more spending on universities, the government must choose to spend less money elsewhere - and asks Mr Leonard to bring forward proposals.

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Mr Leonard says he has not only read the report but has been listening to what people in the university sector are saying.

The Scottish Labour leader cites cuts of £700 for every university student every year and points to calls for Universities Scotland for a 2% increase investment in universities.

The first minister insists Scotland's universities are performing really well and increased attendance from the most deprived areas.

Nicolas Sturgeon calls on Mr Leonard to bring forward where reductions in the budget should be made to pay for a 2% increase in funding for the sector.

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Scotland's universities say they need more government money to help put them on a surer financial footing.

They made the call after a report from the public spending watchdog said the value of central funding had fallen significantly.

Audit Scotland said there was a 12% real-terms cut in funding over seven years.

The Scottish government said it invests more than £1bn in universities every year.

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Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard raises today's Audit Scotland report on university funding.

Funding has been cut by more than 11% of the last five years so more than half of our universities are now in deficit, he states.

He asks why universities have been de-prioritised by the Scottish government.

The first minister says the higher education budget has increased in the last year and insists Scottish universities are performing strongly.

Some of the biggest funding challenges Audit Scotland sets out come from policies of the UK government, including pension costs and Brexit she adds.

The Scottish Conservative interim leader calls for an increase in health visitors to help vulnerable children.

Mr Carlaw refers to his party's calls in the past for a pause to the Named Person policy, to be met with abuse.

He says: "For once listen to teachers and listen to parents, dump this policy and dump it now."

The first minister insists the number of health visitors is increasing and counsellors are being brought into schools to support vulnerable children.

Ms Sturgeon reiterates that John Swinney will update the chamber on the Named Person policy this afternoon.

Mr Carlaw says despite all the first minister now says the one thing the government has not been doing is listening.

The Scottish Conservative interim leader insists ministers have "stuck their fingers in their ears", to concerns from social workers to parent.

He asks if she and her deputy stand by their handling of this "fiasco".

Ms Sturgeon points out nobody is able to hold the UK government to account because the parliament is suspended.

The first minister insists the Scottish government has listened to concerns all along.

She insists the government prioritises protecting vulnerable children and has acted in good faith.

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The Scottish government wanted to appoint a "named person" to monitor the welfare of every child in Scotland.

The scheme was due to have been rolled-out across Scotland by 31 August 2016 - but that timetable was delayed after the Supreme Court ruled that some of the proposals around information sharing breached the right to privacy and a family life under the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Scottish government previously vowed to amend the legislation.

Opponents of the scheme had been attempting to have it quashed by the law courts, arguing that the legislation amounts to a "Big Brother" scheme that will undermine parents, breach privacy and divert resources away from children who are genuinely vulnerable.

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Mr Carlaw says a panel of experts concluded a code of conduct was "not the right thing to do at this time".

We warned the SNP this would be the outcome when the courts ruled parts of the policy was unlawful, he states.

Why did they not listen, he asks.

Ms Sturgeon says children must be given the greatest protection possible.

We have been looking at how to improve information sharing between professionals, she adds.

We will set out a considered response to the issues related to the policy this afternoon, the first minister explains, as well as further steps to ensure those working on the frontline of child protection have the best guidelines to do their jobs.

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In The Herald today..., external

"Education Secretary John Swinney will today announce he is to repeal the controversial 'Named Person' laws which were rejected by the SupremeCourt, externaltwo years ago.

The Herald understands he will scrap parts 4 and 5 of the Children and Young People Act of 2014, which provided for a 'named person' to ensure the wellbeing of every young person in Scotland."