General Questions

Sandesh Gulhane S6O-01668 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm whether WhatsApp messaging by the health secretary and his ministers are covered by Freedom of Information legislation and the processes that are in place to archive these to prevent them being inadvertently lost or otherwise deleted. Murdo Fraser S6O-01669 2. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment is made of the financial health of businesses and the viability of projects prior to the award of a grant of public funds. Kaukab Stewart S6O-01670 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the next steps for the national conversation to inform a new Dementia Strategy, which closed to responses on 5 December. Alex Rowley S6O-01671 4. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on addressing the reported care staff retention and recruitment challenge within social care. Jenni Minto S6O-01672 5. To ask the Scottish Government what its latest assessment is of the potential impacts of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 and the Subsidy Control Act 2022 on future agricultural support schemes in areas such as Argyll and Bute. Michael Marra S6O-01673 6. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the reported delays to the development of the Swallow Roundabout in Dundee. Audrey Nicoll S6O-01674 7. To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to flooding in Scotland, what engagement it has had with the UK Government to mitigate the Great Risk Transfer, as described in a recent David Hume Institute report. Ariane Burgess S6O-01675 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the timeframe for the implementation of the recommendations of the 2016 Sludge Review into the spreading of sewage sludge on land.