Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio question time, and the first portfolio is rural affairs, land reform and Islands. I invite members who wish to ask a supplementary question...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect the welfare of bees in Scotland. (S6O-03086)

2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plan to diversify land ownership in Scotland. (S6O-03087)

3. To ask the Scottish Government how proposed United Kingdom immigration rule changes will potentially affect overseas workers in the agricultural sector in Scotland, in light of the recent...

4. To ask the Scottish Government what role the Scottish Land Commission will play in tackling the legacy of vacant and derelict land, including in relation to examining the issue of empty and...

5. I apologise to members in the chamber: I need to leave early to attend a committee meeting. To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its response to its consultation on the...

6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the most recent figures published by the Crofting Commission showing an increase in the number of new entrants between March 2022 and...

7. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting communities to sustainably manage and reduce deer numbers. (S6O-03092)

8. To ask the Scottish Government what financial and advisory support is available to farmers to better manage land and rivers, including to prevent flooding. (S6O-03093)

1. I apologise to you, Presiding Officer, and to members because, after this question, I have to leave to attend a committee meeting. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding...

2. To ask the Scottish Government how it is tackling NHS waiting times for conditions affecting children, adolescents and young adults. (S6O-03095)

3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress in delivering the actions and aims contained in the framework for chronic pain service delivery. (S6O-03096)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that women in Wigtownshire have the choice to give birth as close to home as possible. (S6O-03097)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve access to NHS dentistry in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency. (S6O-03098)

6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the pain management task force. (S6O-03099)

7. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to general practitioner practices to help them transition to a telephone appointment queueing system. (S6O-03100)

8. I welcome the cabinet secretary to his new role. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support access to health and social care services in Glasgow. (S6O-03101)

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-12214, in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton, on improving access to primary care. I invite members who wish to speak in the debate to press their...

T he next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-12215, in the name of Willie Rennie, on the crisis in NHS dentistry. I would be grateful if members who wish to speak in the debate would...

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-12233, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, which sets out a business programme. Motion moved, That...

The next item of business is consideration of Parliamentary Bureau motion S6M-12235, on the designation of a lead committee. Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees that the Equalities, Human...

There are nine questions to be put as a result of today’s business. I remind members that, if amendment S6M-12214.2, in the name of Neil Gray, is agreed to, amendment S6M-12214.3, in the...