Thank you. That concludes general questions. The next item of business is First Minister's

questions. A question number one I call Russell Finley.

Thank you, President. Despite sustained efforts by my party, Scotland's Parliament does

not want to talk about a case that everyone across Scotland is talking about. So we are going to talk about that right now.

A female nurse with 30 years of dedicated service to the NHS

faces the sack for her concerns about a man using a women's changing room.

The Employment Tribunal will rule in due course,

but there is absolutely no reason

why MSPs cannot discuss the wider issues.

Women's spaces must be for women and girls.

So does John Swinney agree that every woman in Scotland should be entitled to this and to say this without losing their job?

First Minister.

Before I answer Russell Finley's question, I just want to take this opportunity to place on record the fact that on Monday I will attend a commemoration service in Edinburgh

to mark the third anniversary of the illegal invasion of Ukraine.

And I am certain when I go to that, I will go there with the wholehearted support of every

member of this Parliament who is repulsed by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and stands in solidarity

with the people of Ukraine.

I have, of course, been paying very close attention to the issues raised by Mr Finley and

by Conservative Members in Parliament.

The Government has taken the view that we cannot comment on the ongoing proceedings that Mr. Finley

raises.

The reason for that is set out in Section 1 of the Judiciary and Court's Scotland Act 2008,

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