Order, order!

The final item of business today is Portfolio Questions to the Finance and Economy Portfolio.

The Finance and Economy Portfolio will now take questions from the Scottish Parliament. The Cabinet Secretary, /u/Leftywalrus, and Ministers within the department are entitled to respond to questions.

As the spokesperson of the largest opposition party (Scottish Labour), /u/model-kurimizumi is entitled to ask six initial questions and six follow-up questions (12 questions total).

Every other person may ask up to four initial questions and four follow-up questions (8 questions total).

Initial questions should be made as their own top-level comment, and each question comment only contain one questions. Members are reminded that this is a questions session and should not attempt to continue to debate by making statements once they have exhausted their question allowance.

This session of Portfolio Questions will close at the close of business on the 31st of August 2023, at 10pm BST.

Members should not ask new initial questions beyond 10pm BST on the 30th of May 2023.