The first minister replies the mental health strategy intends to ensure people get the right help at the right time.

Ms Sturgeon says Scotland has some of the strongest rights for homeless people in the world.

She cites £32.5m that has been spent out of a total of £50m into rapid housing and housing first.

Ms McNeill says twice as many people saying they struggle to maintain a tenancy due to a mental health issue compared to ten years ago.

She asks the first minister whether any progress has been made on a commitment to a legal duty and calls for an end to winter evictions.

The first minister says her government is committed to implementing all the recommendations from the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Taskforce.

She says she wants to tackle evictions all year round which is why she is committed to the housing first model.

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Labour MSP Pauline McNeil asks what action the Scottish government is taking to prevent people with mental health conditions becoming homeless.

In June we reported the number of applications for homelessness status in Scotland had gone up for the second year in a row.

Latest Scottish government figures, external show 36,465 people asked for help from their local council in 2018-19, up 3% on the previous year.

It is the second year applications have risen after a period of consistent decline since 2005-06.

The Scottish government said it was committed to ending homelessness for good.

The first minister says there has been an increase in the number of students with additional support needs at around 30.9% of all pupils in 2019.

A review of additional support for learning will be published in early 2020.

Ms Ballantyne says children requiring support are experiencing frustration and stress as demand for ASN staff grows, and she points to pupils with ASN being more likely to face exclusions.

Ms Sturgeon points to a commitment to recruit 1,000 extra support staff and the highest number of teachers in school since 2009.

We are investing and supporting local authorities, she adds.

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Tory MSP Michelle Ballantyne asks what action the Scottish government is taking to help pupils with additional support needs.

The Scottish government has announced £15m to recruit 1,000 classroom assistants to work with children who have additional support needs (ASN).

Nearly 200,000 schoolchildren across Scotland are identified as having additional support needs.

The cash will be invested over the next year and be allocated in partnership with the local authority body Cosla.

Scotland's largest teaching Union, the EIS, welcomed the move but called for investment in support teachers.

Ms Sturgeon says the government will publish its budget at the earliest practical opportunity, but without the UK budget "we do not have the necessary clarity".

She added that it is necessary for the UK government to announce its budget date and publish its budget as soon as possible.

Ms Sturgeon points out that the UK budget was cancelled before the election was announced.

Speculation the UK budget will not take place until March is "completely unacceptable", she says.

Tory MSP Murdo Fraser says there was no point proceeding with a UK budget ahead of an election the first minister called for.

Again the first minister points out the UK budget was delayed in a "fit of pique" after a vote loss at Westminster, not due to the election.

SNP MSP Bruce Crawford asks the Scottish government when it expects to publish its budget.

Because of the Westminster election, the Holyrood budget process faces a tight timetable in the new year.

MSPs will have only a few weeks to scrutinise the Budget Bill.

That means SNP ministers have limited time to secure support from opposition MSPs to get the budget passed.

Plans for Chancellor Sajid Javid to set out the first post-Brexit Budget were pulled when Brexit had to be postponed.

The Holyrood budget was to have been published with an announcement at Holyrood on 12 December which turned out to be the day of the general election.

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A review into grouse moor management has recommended the introduction of a shooting licensing scheme if breeding populations of raptors show no marked improvement.

The review, which was chaired by Professor Alan Werritty, Professor Emeritus of Physical Geography at University of Dundee, was asked to examine how we can ensure that grouse moor management continues to contribute to the rural economy while being environmentally sustainable.

As well as the recommendation that a licensing scheme is introduced for the shooting of grouse if there is no marked improvement in the ecological sustainability of grouse moor management, the report also makes a number of other recommendations relating to common grouse moor practices, such as the use of medicated grit and muirburn.

• Green MSP Andy Wightman says the Werrity review has been sabotaged by lobbyists to dilute a "clear recommendation" to license grouse shouting. The first minister says the review has been published and the government will consider its recommendations before coming to a final view.
• Labour MSP Daniel Johnson says the design and build methodology used in Edinburgh schools and for the new Sick Kids hospital outsourced quality control according to Audit Scotland, and calls for projects to be "urgently reviewed". Ms Sturgeon says the long-term questions will be properly considered.
• Labour MSP Claudia Beamish also raises the Werrity review, adding Labour is disappointed about the call for a delay before licensing is considered. Ms Sturgeon reiterates careful consideration will be given to all recommendations.

• Labour MSP David Stewart says only a quarter of Scotland's schools have sprinklers installed and 66% of primary schools face a high risk of fire. The first minister says it is the responsibility of local authorities to make sure there are fire safety plans in place for schools, but suggests the education secretary can look into it further.
• SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson highlights the reliance on foodbanks over the festive period and Ms Sturgeon says the link between welfare cuts and rising poverty is clear. She says the Scottish government will mitigate these measures "as far as we can".

Mr Rennie says his constituent was really angry about the changes and pivots to the "poor and miserable" two year old uptake and problems with private nurseries.

He then raises a number of issues including around the QEUH, the Sick Kid's in Edinburgh, education, homelessness, mental health, ScotRail and ferries

Mr Rennie adds that this morning at Bute house was another hour wasted in addressing these issues.

Ms Sturgeon says the number of staff working in early learning and childcare has increased and the number of hours on offer has also increased.

On the NHS, she cites record funding, then defends her record on education and argues the government will continue to get on with the job of building a better fairer Scotland.

Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie says a constituent of his has only been offered five half days of early years childcare, "take it or leave it".

Does that sound like flexibility, he asks.

Ms Sturgeon says she does not know the details of this case but accepts that no it does not.

The first minister says more children will benefit from many more hours of child care under her government.

• SNP MSP Shona Robison seeks a response to reports that Dover Fueling Solutions have terminated employment contracts of nearly 200 agency workers. Ms Sturgeon says this news will come as a blow to effected staff and confirms PACE has made contact with the agency.
• Tory MSP Liam Kerr highlights five-year-old Amy who died from a brain tumour earlier this year and calls for Amy's rule. Ms Sturgeon offers condolences to families and confirms a reply will be sent to them regarding the suggestions as soon as possible.
• Green MSP Alison Johnstone says "simple common sense measures" are being overlooked on tackling the climate change emergency, pointing out planning permission is required to build bike sheds. The first minister says the government is investing in active travel and agrees to take away the suggestion on bike sheds.
• Labour MSP Jenny Marra highlights falling life expectancy for men in Dundee, suggesting the lack of economic opportunities is having an impact on health. There have been welcome improvements in life expectancy in recent years but there is evidence of stalling across the wider world, Ms Sturgeon replies, before highlighting various investments in Dundee.

Mr Leonard says in 2012 the SNP reached an agreement in China speaking of Scotland being the destination of choice for renewables.

He also says a secret memorandum of understanding with China was signed in 2016 and says it is China that is the preferred destination for renewables contracts.

The Scottish Labour leader calls for an industrial strategy and says this is too important to be left to the market.

"I know that Richard Leonard had a difficult week but that is really desperate stuff," Ms Sturgeon responds.

The first minister calls on him to support the devolution of the relative regulatory powers to Holyrood.

"We will continue to support BiFab," says the first minster, accusing Mr Leonard of leading a "sorry party".

This is about jobs because they are going abroad, argues Mr Leonard.

Fabrication yards in Scotland are underutilised and skills are lying idle, he says, adding many workers are being "hired and fired" on short-term contracts.

We were told there would be 130,000 jobs over ten years in marine energy Mr Leonard states, asking how many jobs there really are.

Ms Sturgeon says the second summit for the offshore wind sector will be hosted in Edinburgh in January and efforts will be made to support that.

Our hand in that would be strengthened if we had all the powers, she adds.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard says on May 22, speaking about the future of Scottish renewables and the three BiFab yards, the first minister said she supported the unions urging to contacts to the yards.

Why do we learn today more contracts and jobs are going to the far east.

Ms Sturgeon says if it wasn't for her government the BiFab yards would have closed.

It's just a matter of weeks since BiFab did win a contract, she points out.