Mercher, 30 Tachwedd 2022
Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio question time. We start with the rural affairs and islands portfolio. As ever, if a member wishes to ask a supplementary question, they...
1. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to reduce the risk of game birds raised as poultry spreading avian flu when they are released from captivity. (S6O-01612)
3. To ask the Scottish Government whether any further engagement is planned with the United Kingdom Government regarding the proposed rural visa pilot scheme. (S6O-01614)
4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking with relevant stakeholders to support animal welfare over winter. (S6O-01615)
5. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to food producers to work towards meeting its right-to-food commitments. (S6O-01616)
6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has engaged in discussions or research about the feasibility of vertical farming in Scotland’s cities. (S6O-01617)
7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the carbon neutral islands project. (S6O-01618)
8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support local food and drink producers to access public sector procurement contracts. (S6O-01619)
1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to provide mental health and suicide prevention support to refugees. (S6O-01620)
2. To ask the Scottish Government how many pharmacists have been recruited into primary care since 2018. (S6O-01621)
3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to integrate gender identity and mental health services. (S6O-01622)
4. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of hospital coverage for remote and rural areas in the Highlands and Islands. (S6O-01623)
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it still plans to launch a national care service in the current parliamentary session. (S6O-01624)
6. He had better vote Labour, then. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure NHS staffing levels are maintained at appropriate levels. (S6O-01625)
7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to support a general practitioner-led Covid-19 and flu vaccination programme in NHS Highland, in light of reports that it would cost...
8. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve access to treatment for people with Crohn’s disease. (S6O-01627)
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to reduce deaths in custody, in light of new statistics showing that a record number of people have died in prisons in the past three years.
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-07002, in the name of Christina McKelvie, on recognising the vital role that men must play in challenging and eradicating violence against...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-07018, 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 Parliamentary Bureau motion S6M-07020, on designation of a lead committee. That the Parliament agrees that the Delegated Powers and Law Reform...
There are four questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-07002.2, in the name of Pam Gosal, which seeks to amend motion S6M-07002, in...
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.