Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 09 June 2026 [Draft]
09 Jun 2026 · S7 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
First Minister’s Question Time
Child Maintenance
Given that this Parliament is responsible for many of the services that support children and families, including education, family law and devolved social security, and in the light of cases such as those faced by my constituents, where lengthy child maintenance disputes have had a significant impact on families despite tribunals ruling in the families’ favour, does the First Minister agree that there is a strong case for considering whether responsibility for child maintenance should also sit here in Scotland, alongside the wider services that already support children and families?
In the same item of business
Steven Bonnar (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)
SNP
Given that this Parliament is responsible for many of the services that support children and families, including education, family law and devolved social se...
The First Minister (John Swinney)
SNP
There is a strong argument for the case that Mr Bonnar puts to me because we have extensive responsibilities around care and support for children, and I want...