Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio question time, and the first portfolio is rural affairs, land reform and islands. Members who wish to ask a supplementary question should...
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with supermarkets to discuss the stocking of Scottish own-brand products. (S6O-04121)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what its position is on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. (S6O-04122)
To ask the Scottish Government how its marine directorate monitors international fishing vessels. (S6O-04123)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support farming businesses that are seeking to diversify. (S6O-04124)
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote the Scottish food industry. (S6O-04125)
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the potential impact on agriculture, what assessment it has made of the number of family farms in Scotland that will incur inheritance tax liability as a...
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any specific impact on tenant farmers in Scotland of the announced changes to agricultural property relief on inheritance tax....
The next item of business is portfolio questions on health and social care. Members who wish to ask a supplementary question should press their request-to-speak buttons during the relevant...
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of statistics reportedly showing that a record number of people have been waiting over a year for heart disease treatment....
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is working to improve access for children and young people to mental health services. (S6O-04130)
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting NHS Grampian to increase bed capacity, particularly in light of increased demand during the winter period. (S6O-04131)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent the emergence of a franchise model of GP provision. (S6O-04132)
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the proposal from save our surgeries in Burghead and Hopeman to pilot a nurse-led service in the villages following the closure...
To ask the Scottish Government how its increased funding for mental health services will help improve access to psychological support for people with long-term conditions, such as inflammatory...
To ask the Scottish Government what the expected health outcomes will be of the proposed increase in funding for Scotland’s NHS, as announced in the recent 2025-26 budget statement....
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to increase active patient registrations with NHS dentists. (S6O-04136)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-15876, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on the Education (Scotland) Bill at stage 1. I advise members that there is no time in hand this...
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I wish to raise a point of order with you in relation to a matter that was raised in health questions this afternoon. I asked the minister about the cut to...
The next item of business is consideration of motion S6M-15897, in the name of Shona Robison, on a financial resolution for the Education (Scotland) Bill. I call Jenny Gilruth to move the motion....
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-15918, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme.
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motions S6M-15921, on approval of a Scottish...
There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that motion S6M-15876, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on the Education (Scotland) Bill, be agreed...
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.
