Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio questions on rural affairs, land reform and islands. I invite members who wish to ask a supplementary question to press their...

1. This is a test case. To ask the Scottish Government how the measures in its programme for government 2023-24 will support the rural economy in the Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale...

2. I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests in relation to both crofting and the fact that I am a member of the Faculty of Advocates. To ask the Scottish Government...

3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of its proposed land reform bill. (S6O-02490)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the greater use of farm-to-fork methods to encourage domestic food production. (S6O-02492)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what preparations it has made in response to the protracted start to the 2023 grain harvest. (S6O-02493)

7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its consideration of the Scottish Land Commission’s work on compulsory sales orders and land value capture. (S6O-02494)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what cross-government consideration there has been regarding the use of tunnels to improve connectivity between the islands. (S6O-02495)

The next portfolio is national health service recovery, health and social care. I advise members that questions 6 and 8 have been grouped together. Supplementaries on those questions will be...

1. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the First Minister's commitment in the programme for government 2023-24 to publish a new delivery plan for mental health and wellbeing, what it is...

2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the number of alcohol-specific deaths in 2022. (S6O-02497)

4. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with NHS Fife and what was discussed. (S6O-02499)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to urgently address the reported maintenance backlog in general practitioner practices. (S6O-02500)

6. I remind members of my entry in the register of members’ interests. I am a practising national health service general practitioner. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to...

8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the 2021 Scottish National Party manifesto commitment to expand on the community link worker programme. (S6O-02503)

7. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to invest in community midwifery services to ensure that they are consistently delivered in areas of need rather than in centralised, and often...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-10411, in the name of Murdo Fraser, on pausing the short-term lets licensing scheme. I invite those members who wish to speak in the debate to...

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-10420, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That...

There are three questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Paul McLennan is agreed to, the amendment in the name of Mark...