Thank you. That concludes general questions. And before we move to First Minister's

question time, I invite members to join me in welcoming to the gallery the Honourable

Marie Edwards Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Parliament of Victoria.

The next item of business is First Minister's questions.

At question number one, I call Russell Finley. Thank you, President Officer. The SNP's policy of gender self-ID has now been ruled to be unlawful by our highest court.

SNP politicians, including Nicholas Surgeon and John Swinney, were willing to trash women's rights while pushing their dangerous and divisive ideology.

Common sense and a basic respect for biological truth have now prevailed thanks to the incredible Scottish

women who would not wish.

The SMP's fringe obsession has cost obscene amounts of taxpayers' money and wasted huge

amounts of government time while public

services were neglected.

Politicians have a duty to hold up their hands and admit their mistakes, so will John

Swinney finally apologise to the women of Scotland?

First Minister.

The Scottish Government accepts the judgement of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled that women in the

judgment of the Supreme Court ruled that women in the Equality Act 2010 is defined by

biological sex and the government accepts that ruling.

I also accept that the court emphasised that this decision does not reduce trans people's protections

from discrimination whether or not they have a gender recognition certificate.

The Equality Act expressly prohibits discrimination and harassment against trans people, and

it is not necessary to have a GRC in order to be protected.

I believe the vast majority of people in Scotland want to live in a country that is respectful,

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