Good afternoon. We start with portfolio questions, and the first portfolio is rural affairs and islands. There is a lot of interest in this and the next portfolio, so I make the usual plea for...

1. To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its cross-Government co-ordination on islands policies, what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues...

2. To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it can provide to fishers in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency who have reportedly expressed concerns about their livelihoods and the future of...

3. Before I start my question, I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests. I have been involved in a farming partnership for more than 40 years. To ask the Scottish...

4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with food producers, manufacturers and distributors regarding supply chains and how to tackle food insecurity and food poverty....

5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the steps that it is taking to tackle livestock worrying. (S6O-02104)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding agriculture and the food and drink industry in Scotland, to the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans-Pacific...

7. To ask the Scottish Government how it anticipates its proposed agriculture bill and future payments framework will support progress towards meeting Scotland’s emissions reduction...

8. To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the United Kingdom Government regarding access for Scotland’s food and drink industry to seasonal migrant workers. (S6O-02107)

The Deputy Presiding Officer: The next portfolio is health and social care. There is a lot of interest, and I make the same plea for brevity in questions and responses. I hope that we will have...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the NHS Lanarkshire annual report of the director of public health for 2021-22, which was published this March. (S6O-02108)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported £21 million of budget reductions for health and social care in Glasgow. (S6O-02109)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reported potential reductions to bed numbers and the closure of a ward at University hospital Ayr. (S6O-02110)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to improve effective communication and collaboration between health and social care providers. (S6O-02111)

5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the inclusion health action in general practice programme within the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area. (S6O-02112)

6. To ask the Scottish Government how many social care posts remain unfilled across Scotland. (S6O-02113)

7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is supporting national health service boards, including NHS Ayrshire and Arran, that have outsourced child and...

8. To ask the Scottish Government when it will review the NHS Scotland patient travel scheme and the Highlands and Islands patient travel scheme. (S6O-02115)

The next item of business is a statement by Shirley-Anne Somerville on challenge to the United Kingdom Government’s section 35 order on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. The...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-08604, in the name of Neil Gray, on managing Scotland’s finances and working with business to drive the wellbeing economy. I invite...

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-08621, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That...

The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S6M-08623, on the approval of a Scottish...

There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Liz Smith is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Michael Marra...