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That the Parliament commends Scotstoun-based professional rugby union team, Glasgow Warriors, on its continued fundraising for its official charity partner, the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity, through its annual Plaster It Purple match day; understands that Glasgow Warriors is now in its fourth year of hosting the Plaster It Purple event day, with its match against South Africa’s Sharks in the BKT United Rugby Championship on 19 April 2024 set to be the match dedicated to the campaign for 2024; acknowledges that, in 2023, the Plaster It Purple campaign raised more than £21,000 for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity, and that 2024 is set to be a record-breaking year, with the total amount pledged sitting at more than £30,000; notes that Glasgow Warriors has been working with supporters and grassroots rugby clubs, including Ardrossan Accies, GHK, Cambuslang and Strathclyde University Women to reach this target and raise funds for what it deems to be an important cause that supports babies, children and young people receiving treatment at Scotland’s largest children’s hospital; congratulates Glasgow Warriors on what it considers to be an outstanding achievement, and recognises what it sees as the important ongoing work of the rugby club.

That the Parliament commends Jordan Fletcher, who ran the Manchester Marathon during April 2024; understands that Jordan, from East Kilbride, raised over £2,000 for Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, an organisation that supports people who have had a stroke or have received a chest or heart condition diagnosis, to continue living their lives well; understands that Jordan ran the marathon in memory of his father, who had a fatal stroke in 2022; further understands that one in five people in Scotland are living with a chest, heart or stroke condition, and that the funds raised by Jordan will be used to provide support and care in a variety of ways; congratulates Jordan on completing the marathon, and thanks him for his incredible fundraising efforts.

That the Parliament agrees, under section 8 of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, to appoint Morag Ferguson and Lezley Stewart as Members of the Standards Commission for Scotland.

That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Equality Act 2010 (Specification of Public Authorities) (Scotland) Order 2024 [draft] be approved.

That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.

That the Parliament recognises that The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has awarded Professor Doreen Cantrell, of the University of Dundee’s School of Life Sciences, the Society’s Sir James Black Medal for her pioneering cell signalling and immunology research; understands that Professor Cantrell is a world-leading researcher on cell signalling, which are the mechanisms that control the function of key immune cells, and that she is the first woman to have been awarded the medal; recognises that the University’s Drug Discovery Unit (DDU) has been awarded the prestigious Mary Somerville Medal for teamwork and collaborative endeavour, which has led to real world impact; understands that six compounds on which the DDU has worked have entered human clinical studies and that their work has helped to enable the formation of six spin-out companies and nine discoveries licenced to pharmaceutical companies; notes that the Drug Discovery Unit has been recognised by the RSE as having the largest academic drug discovery team in the world, and believes that the awards represent welcome recognition of what it sees as the incredible, life-saving work being done in Dundee.

That the Parliament congratulates the S3 netball team from St Peter the Apostle High School, in Clydebank, on winning the Scottish School Cup; understands that the team played against the runners-up, Robert Gordon's College, and won 42-31; welcomes that Charlotte Kennedy was also awarded Most Valuable Player (MVP); celebrates this impressive win, and wishes the team every success at future games.

That the Parliament congratulates Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill in Aberdeen on receiving a £1,500 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund; notes that the National Lottery Community Fund provides grant funding to projects and organisations with aspirations to empower local communities; recognises that Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill is a local charity that support adults, many of whom have additional support needs, to take part in meaningful work to develop their life skills, build friendships, grow their confidence and build resilient, participatory communities; understands that, using the £1,500 grant, Tigh a'Chomainn will commission a freelance photographer to take a series of portraits showing people creating their community, at work in Peterculter and in the kitchen gardens of Craigievar Castle; commends Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill on the work that it is doing to support adults, and wishes Tigh a'Chomainn Camphill success in the future.

That the Parliament commends the Scottish Retail Consortium for producing voluntary guidelines for retailers on the responsible sale of disposable barbecues during extreme heat events; notes that the guidelines and practical steps for shopkeepers were developed in partnership with manufacturers and fire and rescue services; recognises that the aim is to encourage shops to better advise and educate customers on the safe and responsible use and disposal of single-use disposable barbecues, to prevent the spread of wildfires, and encourage closer collaboration between shopkeepers and local authorities when extreme heat events occur, and encourages people living in Scotland and visitors to follow the safety instructions when using disposable barbecues, to never leave them unattended, to dispose of them safely, and to avoid their use during times of prolonged and excessively dry weather.

That the Parliament condemns the UK Government for its reported decision to reduce its commitment to locate 200 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero civil service posts to Aberdeen to 35 jobs; believes that the UK Government’s backtracking amounts to a betrayal of Aberdeen; understands that "Europe’s Energy Capital" has been promised numerous civil service job transfers previously, but believes that far too few have come to fruition; recognises what it sees as the efforts of Aberdonians and north east folk, whose knowledge, innovation and hard graft, it believes, have made the North Sea Basin the success that it has been when it comes to oil and gas exploration and extraction and wealth creation, and considers that successive UK administrations have failed to invest in Aberdeen, which, it believes, is especially disappointing given that the UK Treasury has received over £300 billion in oil and gas revenue.