Mercher, 11 Medi 2024
Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio question time, and the first portfolio is rural affairs, land reform and islands.
To ask the Scottish Government what the return has been on any anticipated community, biodiversity and environmental outcomes resulting from the £17.6 million public purchase of Glen Prosen...
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support animal welfare. (S6O-03686)
To ask the Scottish Government what interaction and correspondence it has had, regarding matters related to Scotland’s rural economy, with the United Kingdom Secretary of State for...
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason rainforests were excluded from the deer management incentive scheme pilots. (S6O-03688)
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that any future Galloway national park will work in the best interests of local communities. (S6O-03689)
To ask the Scottish Government what impact its recently announced budget reductions will have on investment in infrastructure that supports agriculture in remote and island communities....
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how its procurement powers can encourage the availability of healthy,...
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing for new entrants to farming. (S6O-03692)
The next portfolio is national health service recovery, health and social care. Question 1 has been withdrawn.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Dr Stephen Smith’s evaluation of the alcohol-related brain damage residential rehabilitation service in Edinburgh. (S6O-03694)
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS Lanarkshire regarding the progress of the Monklands replacement project. (S6O-03695)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on funding allocations to ensure the best possible cancer care for patients, particularly in their local communities. (S6O-03696)
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent outbreak of mpox in Africa, which was declared by the World Health Organization on 14 August to be a public health emergency of...
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support specialist neonatal intensive care units across Scotland. (S6O-03698)
To ask the Scottish Government what impact reductions to mental health budgets will have on child and adult mental health services. (S6O-03699)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide any additional funding to NHS Highland, in light of the reported overspend in excess of £50 million by the NHS board in its 2023-24...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-14406, in the name of Liam Kerr, on free school meals for all primary pupils. I invite members who wish to participate in the debate to press...
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-14405, in the name of Graham Simpson, on ending peak rail fares on ScotRail trains. I ask members who wish to speak in the debate to please...
The next item of business is consideration of two business motions. The first is motion S6M-14417, in the name of Jamie Hepburn, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business...
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-14419, on committee membership, and...
There are seven questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-14406.3, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, which seeks to amend motion...
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.
