Summary

  • John Swinney took questions from backbench MSPs in a half hour Q&A session

  • Two ministerial statements then took place in the chamber - one on winter resilience and another on Polmont Young Offenders Unit

  • These were followed by a Scottish government debate on the BBC and public service broadcasting in Scotland

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Live Reporting

  1. Welcome

    Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of First Minister's Questions on Tuesday 10 November.

    Backbench MSPs put their questions to John Swinney for half an hour. The Q&A was followed by two ministerial statements - one on winter resilience and a second on Polmont young offenders facility.

    A Scottish government debate is now taking place on public service broadcasting in Scotland.

    You can follow events in the chamber by clicking on the Watch live icon at the top of this page