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Chamber and committees

Meeting of the Parliament

Meeting date: Monday, December 8, 2025


Contents


Child Poverty

The next item of business is a debate on child poverty.

09:10

The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (Shirley-Anne Somerville)

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I move,

That the Parliament agrees that the Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Bill be treated as an Emergency Bill.

I call Murdo Fraser.

09:15

Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

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It is a substantially verbatim report. This means that repetitions and redundancies are omitted and obvious mistakes are corrected. Official Report staff exercise editorial judgment to convey the spoken word in written text while maintaining the flavour of the speech.

Anyone whose speech we have reported has an opportunity to suggest corrections to the draft Official Report within 20 days of publication. During this time, the Official Report may also be proofread for quality control. Thereafter, the Official Report is no longer subject to change and becomes the authoritative record of the meeting.

09:16

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab)

The Official Report is a written record of what was said in public meetings of the Scottish Parliament and in committee meetings.

It is a substantially verbatim report. This means that repetitions and redundancies are omitted and obvious mistakes are corrected. Official Report staff exercise editorial judgment to convey the spoken word in written text while maintaining the flavour of the speech.

Anyone whose speech we have reported has an opportunity to suggest corrections to the draft Official Report within 20 days of publication. During this time, the Official Report may also be proofread for quality control. Thereafter, the Official Report is no longer subject to change and becomes the authoritative record of the meeting.

09:17

The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice

The Official Report is a written record of what was said in public meetings of the Scottish Parliament and in committee meetings.

It is a substantially verbatim report. This means that repetitions and redundancies are omitted and obvious mistakes are corrected. Official Report staff exercise editorial judgment to convey the spoken word in written text while maintaining the flavour of the speech.

Anyone whose speech we have reported has an opportunity to suggest corrections to the draft Official Report within 20 days of publication. During this time, the Official Report may also be proofread for quality control. Thereafter, the Official Report is no longer subject to change and becomes the authoritative record of the meeting.