Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio question time, and the first portfolio is rural affairs, land reform and islands. I remind members that, as questions 2 and 6 have been...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what new financial support will be available to farmers and land managers to manage water, including to prevent flooding of...
To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to reiterate the harms caused to both livestock and farmers by livestock worrying. (S6O-03293)
I think that I have to ask the lodged question first. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the number of cases of livestock worrying. (S6O-03297)
To ask the Scottish Government whether its Land Reform (Scotland) Bill will help protect communities from development on land of public importance. (S6O-03294)
To ask the Scottish Government how its work on wildlife management can help address the reported threats to nature and biodiversity restoration posed by American mink. (S6O-03295)
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the register of persons holding a controlled interest in land since it launched on 1 April 2022. (S6O-03296)
To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding Scotland’s agricultural funding post-2025. (S6O-03298)
To ask the Scottish Government how Crown Estate Scotland supports marine tourism in coastal communities. (S6O-03299)
The next item of business is portfolio questions on national health service recovery, health and social care. If a member wishes to ask a supplementary question, I invite them to press their...
To ask the Scottish Government when the health secretary last met with the chief executives of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Ayrshire and Arran, and what was discussed. (S6O-03300)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the current model of care for children with gender dysphoria. (S6O-03301)
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in implementing its diabetes improvement plan. (S6O-03302)
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent reports that one in 10 planned operations in the national health service were cancelled this January, what steps it is taking to reduce the rate...
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the location of the headquarters of the proposed national care service. (S6O-03304)
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the health secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the plans for health infrastructure investment in its revised infrastructure...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-12855, in the name of Russell Findlay, on repealing the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021. I invite members who wish to speak in...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-12867, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Any member who wishes...
The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motions S6M-12871 and S6M-12872, on approval of Scottish statutory instruments. I ask George Adam, on behalf of the...
The next item of business is consideration of four Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S6M-12873 to S6M-12875, on approval of...
There are six questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-12855.3, in the name of Siobhian Brown, which seeks to amend motion S6M-12855,...
The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-11787, in the name of Ivan McKee, on celebrating Scotland’s iconic Scotch whisky industry. The debate will be...
The Scottish Parliament is the national legislature of Scotland, located in Edinburgh. The Parliament consists of 129 members known as MSPs, elected for four-year terms; 73 represent individual geographical constituencies, and 56 are regional representatives.
