Meeting of the Parliament (Accessible)

Portfolio Questions Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Karen Adam S6O-02798 1. To ask the Scottish Government how the proposals outlined in its latest Building a New Scotland paper, Our marine sector in an independent Scotland , will support Scotland's fisheries and coastal communities. Kate Forbes S6O-02799 2. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle the increasing risk of wildfires in rural areas. Carol Mochan S6O-02800 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Food Security Unit in relation to the monitoring of food system resilience. Daniel Johnson S6O-02801 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the delivery of Scotland's food and drink strategy. Pauline McNeill 5. [Not Lodged] David Torrance S6O-02803 6. To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and other relevant UK Government departments regarding the provision of future agricultural funding for Scotland. Roz McCall S6O-02804 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding action to mitigate any future crop losses due to flooding, including by updating its water management plans. Audrey Nicoll S6O-02805 8. To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its pesticides policy, how it monitors any impact of the use of pesticides on the rural environment, including watercourses. NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Willie Coffey S6O-02806 1. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the budget for its Mental Health Directorate having increased substantially in the past three years, how it plans to measure the impact of this spend, including outcomes for people with mental health conditions. Rona Mackay S6O-02807 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any supply issues with drugs for people with type 2 diabetes. Meghan Gallacher S6O-02808 3. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support children with long COVID. Kevin Stewart S6O-02809 4. To ask the Scottish Government what work the NHS is undertaking to support people with gambling addiction. Graham Simpson S6O-02810 5. To ask the Scottish Government what services people experiencing poor mental health can access this winter. Ben Macpherson S6O-02811 6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure the sustainability of healthcare services in Edinburgh, in light of the significant increase in the population of the Lothian region in recent years. Neil Bibby S6O-02812 7. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership, and what was discussed. Marie McNair S6O-02813 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to provide financial support to those infected with chronic hepatitis B due to receiving contaminated blood. followed by Ministerial Statement: Relationships and Behaviour Policy in Schools followed by Scottish Government Debate: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence Siobhian Brown S6M-11469 That the Parliament recognises the international 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign; welcomes the 2023 national theme, "Imagine a Scotland without Gender-based Violence"; condemns any violence against women and girls, and acknowledges the significant damage and harm that it causes to individuals and to wider society; recognises that the eradication of such violence can only be achieved through social change and changes in attitudes, actions and behaviour, and acknowledges, therefore, the responsibility of collective leadership across all spheres of government and society to challenge the gender inequalities that fundamentally underpin violence against women and girls. followed by Decision Time followed by Members' Business — S6M-11200 Kenneth Gibson: Celebrating Age Scotland’s 80th Anniversary That the Parliament celebrates the 80th anniversary of Age Scotland’s work to support older people; understands that the first meeting of an earlier incarnation of Age Scotland, the Scottish Old People’s Welfare Committee, took place in Edinburgh in January 1943 to support the war effort and the wellbeing of older people in Scotland; acknowledges that the Committee’s aims were to "gather information of the present position of the care and welfare of the aged and to raise awareness of the needs of older people"; considers that, in the past 80 years, Age Scotland has made an invaluable contribution through its work in helping older people to live as well as possible, in promoting positive views of ageing and later life, and in tackling loneliness and isolation; is aware that Age Scotland recently published the findings of its Big Survey 2023, which aims to take the temperature of what it is like to be an older person in Scotland; recognises that one of the events planned to mark this milestone is a parliamentary reception on 15 November 2023 to celebrate the contribution of older people and groups from the Cunninghame North constituency and across Scotland, including the winners of Age Scotland’s annual awards, and to hear about the charity’s latest research, which it understands outlines the political priorities of people over the age of 50 and how they feel about growing older in Scotland, and wishes chief executive, Katherine Crawford, and everyone at Age Scotland continued success in their future endeavours.