First Minister's Questions 25th March 2026

 The First Minister answers questions from Party Leaders and other MSPs in this weekly question time.

Topics covered this week include:

Joe FitzPatrick

To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s commitment to banning conversion practices.

Dr Pam Gosal MBE

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to research by Women's Rights Network Scotland reportedly showing that some children have been assaulted in Scottish hospitals. 

Pauline McNeill

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland report indicating that staff shortages mean young prisoners at HMP & YOI Polmont lack enough opportunities for work, education or recreation and spend “far too long locked in their cells". 

Jamie Greene

To ask the First Minister, in light of the reported rise in protests and rhetoric aimed at immigrants and minority groups, what action any future Scottish administration can take to restore kindness, decency and tolerance to politics. 

A full transcript of this week's First Minister's Questions will be available on the Scottish Parliament website: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report