Wednesday May 25: Today's political diary

Scottish Parliament

Today’s business includes:

• Portfolio Questions: Health and Social Care; Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
• Scottish Government Debate: Community Wealth Building – Delivering Transformation in Scotland’s Local and Regional Economies
• Decision Time
• Members’ Business: S6M-02299 Scotland’s Fair Share, the Potential of Solar Energy in Scotland (in the name of Fergus Ewing)

The following Committees will meet this morning:

• Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
• Criminal Justice Committee
• Economy and Fair Work Committee (Evidence session on Town Centres and Retail)
• Education, Children and Young People Committee

UK Parliament

Today’s business includes:

• Prime Minister’s Question Time
• General Debate: Ukraine
• Westminster Hall debate: Foreign Lobbying in the UK
• Westminster Hall debate: Fiscal approach to tackling rises in the cost of living
• Westminster Hall debate: Recruitment Support for the agriculture sector
• Oral Questions (Lords): Helping consumers with rising energy bills and the increased costs of living; Developing the new IT systems required to implement the planned border checks on imported goods
• Work and Pensions Committee – Oral evidence session on Health assessments for benefits
• Transport Committee – Oral evidence session on Maritime 2050: objectives, implementation and effects
• International Trade Committee – Oral evidence session on UK trade negotiations: Agreement with New Zealand
• Environmental Audit Committee – Oral evidence session on Preparations for UNFCCC COP27
• Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland Sub-Committee – Oral evidence session on Follow-up inquiry on the impact of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
• Public Services Committee – Oral evidence session on Levelling Up

Aberdeen City Council

No scheduled business

Aberdeenshire Council

No scheduled business