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FM: "I think Scotland should have the ability to choose the arrangements on currency, and on everything else, that best suit our needs and interests. That is the very essence of independence." #FMQs
FM: "In just 22 days Scotland is due to be taken out of the EU against our will. There is still no sign of an agreement on withdrawal issues, no guarantee of a transitional phase, and no clarity on our future relationship." #FMQs
FM: "Can I give Jackson Carlaw another chance to say something people might actually want to hear - will he join with me today in demanding that the PM stops asking people to choose between catastrophe and disaster and instead takes a No Deal Brexit off the table now?" #FMQs
FM: "The legal basis for the next independence referendum should be the same as the basis for the last independence referendum." [1/2] #FMQs
FM: "And the only reason we're talking about this issue is the disgracefully anti-democratic stance of the Conservatives, who refuse to recognise a mandate at two elections and endorsed by this Parliament." [2/2] #FMQs
FM: "Let me tell Jackson Carlaw what my obsession is right now. It's saving Scotland from the disaster of a Tory Brexit." #FMQs
FM: "Jackson Carlaw might want to listen to this - this afternoon I will be chairing a meeting of the Scottish Government's resilience committee. We'll be looking at how, three weeks tomorrow, we can secure medicine supply in Scotland, how we can secure food supply.." [1/2] #FMQs
FM: "..make sure people in Scotland still have food on their table. We'll be looking at how to protect our economy from the risk of recession. All of that time, all of that effort, all of that expense because a Tory Prime Minister refuses to rule out Brexit." [2/2] #FMQs
FM: "Maybe it's about time Scottish Labour stopped being a pale echo of the Scottish Conservatives and actually started standing up for Scotland as well." #FMQs
FM: "In 2014, they told us an independent Scotland couldn't use Sterling in a currency union. Now they tell us we can't use Sterling without a currency union, and we can't have our own currency. Scotland must be the only country in the world that couldn't have any currency."#FMQs
FM: "Let me tell Richard Leonard exactly what the position will be in an independent Scotland. Until a democratically-elected Scottish Parliament decides otherwise, we will use the pound, which is our currency, just as it is the currency of other parts of the UK." #FMQs
FM: "Richard Leonard asks questions about independence. I'm happy to talk about independence any day. But people across Scotland are worried right now about Brexit..." [1/2] #FMQs
FM: "..and yesterday a member of his backbenches told us he's so desperate that he's actually trying to stop his own party conference openly debating Brexit." [2/2] #FMQs
FM: "I absolutely share the concerns expressed by Gary Smith of GMB and Pat Rafferty of Unite the Union. The concerns that BiFab may be facing unfair challenges in securing other contracts, I want the Scottish Government to work with the unions to fully explore that." #FMQs
FM: "We will continue to do everything we can with the unions and owners of the yards - the Scottish Government has a stake in the yard - we will do everything we can to secure work not just for Arnish but for the two yards in Fife as well." #FMQs
FM: "I'm a great supporter of and fan of local radio and think its place in our broadcasting environment is very important. I would hope Ofcom will take into account all the very reasonable points that George Adam has made." #FMQs
FM: "This is Apprenticeship Week and across the country, people have celebrated the success of Scotland's apprenticeship programme. A few years ago there were something like 10,000 modern apprentices in Scotland. Today that is 27,000, as we work towards a 30,000 target." #FMQs
FM: "In sharp contrast to the Brexit bung of the Prime Minister, this morning the Scottish Government has announced the projects that will benefit from our £20m Regeneration Capital Grant Fund." [1/2] #FMQs
FM: "Not money to persuade anybody to vote for anybody, just money to ensure the regeneration of communities the length and breadth of Scotland. That's a Government getting on with the day job, and the UK Government could learn lots of lessons from us." [2/2] #FMQs
