That's it from us at BBC Scotland's Democracy Live today, here's a last image of the parliament ten years to the day after it was officially opened by the Queen.

The Scottish Parliament is now in recess until 28 October 2014, we'll be back then, thanks for watching Holyrood with us.

SNP MSP Chic Brodie says this has been an interesting and even necessary debate.

Mr Brodie says the intent of the petition and the debate is not to impune the judiciary, rather to focus on transparency, trust and the need to change.

Community Safety and Legal Affairs Minister Roseanna Cunningham says a register of judicial interests is not necessary.

Ms Cunningham says there are already key safeguards in place to ensure the independence and transparency of the judiciary.

She says there are three general rules governing the Scottish judiciary - in particular:

1. The judicial oath

2. The Statement of Principles of Judicial Ethics for the Scottish Judiciary, external

3. The Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008, external

The minister says there is no evidence these safeguards did not work.

Labour MSP Elaine Murray says public confidence is what is of importance in this debate.

Ms Murray says the issue about a register of interests for the judiciary becomes more important when public confidence is taken into account.

She says the Law Lords have to declare their interests so why should the judiciary be different and an exception.

Scottish Labour MSP Neil Findlay says there is more scrutiny of the people who make decisions on behalf of the people since the independence referendum.

Mr Findlay says he: "Fully supports the proposal for a register of interests" for those in the judiciary, saying we have a right to know of any influence that may affect their judgement, adding the current safeguards are "wholly inadequate".

He says it is an "outrage" Lord Gill has "such contempt for the parliament he refused to attend".

Public Petitions Committee member and SNP MSP Angus MacDonald says it was "clearly a snub to the committee when the Lord President Lord Gill refused to appear before the committee in public"

Scottish Conservative Jackson Carlaw says he has "nothing prepared to say" as it is a difficult debate.

Mr Carlaw says: "I always thought it was a rather curious petition", adding he is "not very impressed with it", but it was perfectly reasonable to contact the Scottish government for their view.

In a witty aside in the form of an impression, the Tory MSP says one of his parliamentary colleagues told him "we don't want any of that".

Could it have been his former party leader, once a lawyer herself?

On a serious note Mr Carlaw says there should be confidence in the judges appointed.

However he says he has a "big problem" with the lack of a public argument from the judiciary, not their position.

Labour MSP Graeme Pearson welcomes the petition and commends Mr Stewart for "taking seriously the content of the petition".

Mr Pearson says many MSPs will have heard disquiet from constituents over their dealings with the courts.

However he says he welcomes the chance to "publicly celebrate the integrity of the judiciary".

Community Safety and Legal Affairs Minister Roseanna Cunningham says the Scottish government thinks it is not necessary to create a register of pecuniary interests of judges.

Ms Cunningham details the judicial safeguards already in place.

Peter Cherbi is calling on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to create a Register of Pecuniary Interests of Judges Bill or amend present legislation to require all members of the Judiciary in Scotland to submit their interests & hospitality received to a publicly available Register of Interests.

According to SPICE: "The petition appears to be at least partly motivated by the New Zealand Register of Pecuniary Interests of Judges Bill ("the New Zealand Bill"), which is a Member's Bill introduced by a member of the New Zealand Green Party proposing a mandatory register of New Zealand judges' financial interests.

The New Zealand Bill has its origins in the resignation of a former New Zealand Supreme Court judge who was accused of misconduct for allegedly failing to disclose a large debt apparently owed to a lawyer appearing in a case before him.

The petitioner has also submitted a very similar e-petition to the UK Government.

The e-petition closed on 25 October 2012 with 22 signatures and appears unlikely to progress further at UK level.

Mr Stewart says the petitions committee does not aspire to putting a man on the moon, but to be a window to the parliament.

He welcomes the opportunity to raise the issues in the petition from Mr Cherbi.

The Labour MSP says the petition is about openness and transparency.

Public Petitions Committee, external Convener David Stewart leads a debate on Petition PE1458, external in the name of Peter Cherbi.

The petition calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish government to create a Register of Pecuniary Interests of Judges Bill (as is currently being considered in New Zealand's Parliament) or amend present legislation to require all members of the Judiciary in Scotland to submit their interests & hospitality received to a publicly available Register of Interests.

That concludes Finance Secretary John Swinney's ministerial statement on Scotland's budget for 2015-16.

Green MSP Patrick Harvie says Mr Swinney says the council tax is an "extremely regressive and unfair tax" and must be the subject of creative debate to replace it saying the finance secretary "can't fudge this any longer".

Mr Swinney says there is space for the debate to take place, pointing out the SNP committed in 2011 to consider alternatives to the council tax and says he shares many of the Mr Harvie's views on the council tax.

SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson says the UK government has not set out how the block grant of public funds given to Scotland would be affected.

Mr Swinney says the UK government "has advanced a mechanism that would alter the Barnett formula" on public spending, which the Scottish government opposed.

This was "contradicted" by the "vow" of more powers made by the main pro-Union parties during the referendum campaign, he adds

Labour MSP Jenny Marra claims more than 800 young people couldn't get a place on engineering courses at Dundee and Angus College because of the SNP's cuts.

Mr Swinney questions Ms Marra's figures, and says his government has fulfilled their commitments to further education.

Homebuyers in Scotland will pay no tax on properties costing less than £135,000.

At the same time, a 12% rate for houses costing more than a million will come into force next April, when stamp duty is replaced north of the border.

Under the government's new Land and Building Transactions Tax, a marginal tax of 2% would apply to the proportion of a transaction between £135,000 and £250,000, while a 10% rate will apply to those between £250,000 and £1m.

The finance secretary also said tax would be reduced for a further 44,000 house sales up to the value of £325,000.

And he added that the 12% top rate would ensure the most well-off made a contribution.

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie says he welcomes the progressive nature of the taxes announced today.

Mr Rennie focuses on the priorities of childcare, colleges, mental health and transport to the Highlands and Islands.

Scottish Conservative finance spokesperson Gavin Brown also begins with health.

Mr Brown criticises the "eye watering 10% tax on houses over the value of £250,000".

Mr Swinney says: "The judgements I have made are fair judgements".

Labour's finance spokesman Iain Gray says health spending here has not kept up with health cost increases.

Mr Gray says there is £700m less for the NHS than it should have had if Mr Swinney kept his promises.

He says the use of the private sector has spiralled in the NHS and says on P25 of his budget there is a real terms increase in the NHS budget 1%, a quarter of the increase planned in England,

"Why is he letting down our NHS again."

The finance secretary hits back saying the use of the private sector in the NHS is hardly spiralling when the rise is only from 0.8% to 0.9%

Mr Swinney says the Scottish government committed "every penny of Barnett consequentials" to the health service "which is exactly what we have done".