First Minister's Questions

Russell Findlay S6F-03519 1. Question to be taken in Chamber. Anas Sarwar S6F-03520 2. Question to be taken in Chamber. Alex Cole-Hamilton S6F-03526 3. To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet. Evelyn Tweed S6F-03534 4. To ask the First Minister what engagement the Scottish Government has had with the UK Government regarding reports from BBC Panorama that smart meters in Scotland are experiencing a disproportionate number of operational issues compared with elsewhere in the UK, due to differences in connection type used to send data to energy providers. Rachael Hamilton S6F-03538 5. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that its spending on private consultants has almost doubled in the space of five years. Maggie Chapman S6F-03527 6. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reported concerns that its proposed formula for calculating rent controls in the Housing (Scotland) Bill will require above-inflation rent rises for hundreds of thousands of renters, thus not tackling unaffordable rents.