Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio questions, and the first portfolio is rural affairs, land reform and islands. Any member who wishes to ask a supplementary question should...

1. To ask the Scottish Government when it will report on its consultation on proposals to close fishing for sand eel in all Scottish waters. (S6O-02894)

2. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the recently announced trilateral agreement on total allowable catch limits and management measures for jointly managed fish stocks in the North Sea...

3. To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the costs of the licensing schemes contained within the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill will be covered by the licence fees....

4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the previously ring fenced £33 million of funding allocated to the agriculture sector as a result of the Bew...

5. To ask the Scottish Government whether urban areas will be included in its land reform legislation. (S6O-02898)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the sale of low-welfare pets ahead of the Christmas period. (S6O-02899)

7. 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...

8. To ask the Scottish Government how it engaged with fishing industry stakeholders as part of the annual fisheries negotiations. (S6O-02901)

The Deputy Presiding Officer: The next portfolio is national health service recovery, health and social care. Again, any member who wishes to ask a supplementary question should press their...

1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to address obesity. (S6O-02902)

2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reconsider its reported plans to downgrade the Wishaw neonatal intensive care unit. (S6O-02903)

3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of its NHS Forth Valley assurance board. (S6O-02904)

4. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the Scottish Medicines Consortium. (S6O-02905)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent Public Health Scotland report “Infant Feeding Statistics Scotland”. (S6O-02906)

6. To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to establish a specialist endometriosis centre within every national health service board in Scotland. (S6O-02907)

7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reviewed the general practitioner services model, including in relation to whether patients are getting appointments when they need them. (S6O-02908)

The next item of business is a statement by Màiri McAllan on the A9 dualling programme. The cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of her statement, hence there should be no...

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I seek your guidance. The statement on the Scottish Government’s response to the section 35 order judicial review was sent to me at 3.16 pm this...

The next item of business is a statement by Shirley-Anne Somerville on the Scottish Government’s response to the section 35 order judicial review. Members will be aware that some of the...

The next item of business is stage 3 proceedings on the Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill. In dealing with the amendments, members should have the bill as amended at stage 2, which is SP bill...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-11699, in the name of Siobhian Brown, on the Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill.

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-11616, in the name of Martin Whitfield, on behalf of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, on standing order rule...

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-11737, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on a change to the business programme. Motion moved,...

The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, to move motion S6M-11725, on approval of a Scottish...

I am minded to accept a motion without notice, under rule 11.2.4 of standing orders, that decision time be brought forward to now. I invite the Minister for Parliamentary Business to move such a...

The first of today’s three questions is, that motion S6M-11699, in the name of Siobhian Brown, on the Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill, be agreed to. There will be a short suspension...