Portfolio Questions

Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Pauline McNeill S6O-03086 1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect the welfare of bees. Richard Leonard S6O-03087 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plan to diversify land ownership in Scotland. Fulton MacGregor S6O-03088 3. To ask the Scottish Government how proposed UK immigration rule changes will potentially affect overseas workers in the agricultural sector in Scotland, in light of the recent letter from Scotland Food and Drink, and industry partners, to the Home Secretary. Willie Coffey S6O-03089 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 derelict buildings within an urban setting. Mark Ruskell S6O-03090 5. To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its response to its consultation on the licensing of activities involving animals. Alasdair Allan S6O-03091 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 March 2023. Colin Beattie S6O-03092 7. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting communities to sustainably manage and reduce deer numbers. Willie Rennie S6O-03093 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. NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Bob Doris S6O-03094 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding financial redress for vaginal mesh survivors in Scotland, in light of the recommendations contained within The Hughes Report. Pam Gosal S6O-03095 2. To ask the Scottish Government how it is tackling NHS waiting times for conditions affecting children, adolescents and young adults. David Torrance S6O-03096 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. Finlay Carson S6O-03097 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. Stuart McMillan S6O-03098 5. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve access to NHS dentistry in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency. Rona Mackay S6O-03099 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Pain Management Task Force. Kenneth Gibson S6O-03100 7. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to GP practices to help them transition to a telephone appointment queuing system. Pam Duncan-Glancy S6O-03101 8. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support access to health and social care services in Glasgow.