Portfolio Questions

Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Kaukab Stewart S6O-02680 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to support community gardens. Foysol Choudhury S6O-02681 2. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the development of rural skills to help deliver its commitments in relation to peatland restoration in the Programme for Government 2023-24. Pam Duncan-Glancy S6O-02682 3. To ask the Scottish Government how much grant funding it provides directly to each of Scotland’s botanic gardens annually. Mark Ruskell 4. [Not Lodged] Jeremy Balfour S6O-02684 5. To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to support farmers to protect crops, including from future flood-related damage. Annie Wells S6O-02685 6. To ask the Scottish Government how it will help farmers to plan for their succession. Gillian Mackay S6O-02686 7. To ask the Scottish Government how its agricultural development projects will boost organic produce and improve environmental practice, as part of its work towards achieving its net zero targets. Mark Griffin S6O-02687 8. To ask the Scottish Government what continued engagement it has had with the Scottish Land Commission about its proposal for compulsory sales orders since it first proposed them in August 2018. NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Audrey Nicoll S6O-02688 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how its winter preparedness plan will aim to reduce pressure on the NHS. Neil Bibby S6O-02689 2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported planned closure of Erskine Park Home. Jackie Dunbar S6O-02690 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps are being taken to increase recruitment and retention of staff in the Scottish Ambulance Service this winter. David Torrance S6O-02691 4. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve the detection and treatment of high blood pressure, in light of reports that an estimated 1.3 million people in Scotland are living with this condition. Liz Smith S6O-02692 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the winter COVID-19 vaccination programme. Maggie Chapman S6O-02693 6. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the Scottish Mental Health Law Review on the legal status of autistic people in relation to treatment and involuntary detention. Miles Briggs S6O-02694 7. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the ability of children living in temporary accommodation to access health services, in particular in relation to current levels of treatment from mental health services. Alexander Burnett S6O-02695 8. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on eliminating long waiting times for NHS patients.