Meeting of the Parliament (Accessible)

Portfolio Questions Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Sue Webber S6O-05090 1. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill to determine whether there could be any unintended consequences. Michael Matheson S6O-05091 2. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting path networks established under land reform legislation for outdoor recreation. Stuart McMillan S6O-05092 3. To ask the Scottish Government, further to its consultation on proposals to introduce new licensing regulations covering a range of animal-related activities, what discussions it has had with Police Scotland and Trading Standards Scotland. Willie Coffey S6O-05093 4. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to deal with and improve land use issues, in particular dereliction and abandonment, in the urban setting. Audrey Nicoll S6O-05094 5. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the UK-wide Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund on opportunities for innovation that maximise the value created by Scotland’s seafood industry. Karen Adam S6O-05095 6. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the Scottish fishing industry. Maurice Golden S6O-05096 7. To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the change of use of agricultural land classified as grade 3 or above, including for infrastructure projects. Davy Russell S6O-05097 8. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support new farmers and crofters in South Lanarkshire. Health and Social Care Jamie Halcro Johnston S6O-05098 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a recent poll that states that a majority of people in Scotland think the NHS is worse now than it was a decade ago. Murdo Fraser S6O-05099 2. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported concerns regarding patient safety at NHS Grampian arising from faulty sterilising equipment, whether an independent investigation into the procurement practices will be held. Ash Regan S6O-05100 3. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve the provision of mental health support for vulnerable women and girls with complex PTSD and other trauma-related conditions, including where this is the result of commercial sexual exploitation in prostitution. Liam Kerr S6O-05101 4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to provide financial scrutiny over NHS Grampian. Kenneth Gibson S6O-05102 5. To ask the Scottish Government how it will determine where the 15 pilots for the planned GP walk-in centres will be located. Katy Clark S6O-05103 6. [Not Lodged] Pauline McNeill S6O-05104 7. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact that the proposed 15 walk-in primary care clinics will have on health inequalities. Emma Roddick S6O-05105 8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure comprehensive emotional, bereavement and practical support is accessible for people who have experienced baby loss. followed by Scottish Labour Party Debate: Scotland’s Maternity Services Jackie Baillie S6M-19512 That the Parliament is alarmed by the serious patient safety issues raised in recent inspection reports of maternity services, and calls on the Scottish Government to launch a national investigation into the design and delivery of maternity and neonatal services across Scotland. Further details available for S6M-19512 Neil Gray S6M-19512.3 As an amendment to motion S6M-19512 in the name of Jackie Baillie, leave out from “, and calls” to end and insert “; agrees that a national investigation into the design and delivery of maternity services should take place if Scotland’s new Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce recommends it, and that it should give full consideration to staff and patient welfare; notes that the taskforce will review the findings of Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s inspections into all maternity units in Scotland; recognises that no neonatal unit in Scotland is closing, and notes that the new model of neonatal intensive care in Scotland was recommended by the Best Start 2017 report, following robust clinical evidence on the safest and best possible model for the sickest babies.” Further details available for S6M-19512.3 Dr Sandesh Gulhane S6M-19512.2 As an amendment to motion S6M-19512 in the name of Jackie Baillie, insert at end “; recognises that a comprehensive NHS workforce plan is required for doctors, nurses and midwives to address staffing shortages, and that women in rural areas in particular are facing difficult journeys to access maternity services; urges the Scottish Government to swiftly make improvements to maternity services across Scotland and ensure that the recommendations and requirements issued by Healthcare Improvement Scotland following maternity service inspections are fully implemented, and calls on the Scottish Government to pause its plans to downgrade neonatal intensive care units until the national investigation has concluded and the Scottish Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce has reported on it.” Further details available for S6M-19512.2 Willie Rennie S6M-19512.1 As an amendment to motion S6M-19512 in the name of Jackie Baillie, insert at end “; notes that, following the downgrading of the consultant-led maternity unit at Caithness General Hospital in 2016, women in Caithness can face a 100 mile trip down the A9 to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness to give birth, and calls on the Scottish Government to commission an independent review of maternity services in Caithness.” Further details available for S6M-19512.1 followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Land Reform (Scotland) Bill Mairi Gougeon S6M-19421 That the Parliament agrees that the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill be passed. Further details available for S6M-19421 followed by Decision Time followed by Members’ Business: Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland's Commitment to Global Climate Justice and Fair Climate Finance Nicola Sturgeon S6M-19280 That the Parliament notes that Glasgow hosted the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in 2021, which it considers built momentum for the establishment of the historic Loss and Damage Fund; understands that Scotland became the first nation to contribute to this fund with an initial £2 million pledge, demonstrating, it believes, Scotland's leadership in climate justice; considers that climate change disproportionately affects the world's most vulnerable communities that have contributed the least to the problem; believes that addressing climate impacts requires transformative fiscal reform and international cooperation to tackle economic and environmental inequalities; notes the view that industrialised countries and historic emitters, including Scotland and the UK, must meet their fair share of international climate finance, which it understands is estimated globally to be between £7.6 billion and £33 billion annually; further notes what it sees as Scotland's ongoing commitment to championing climate justice and building on Glasgow's COP26 legacy and the precedent set by Scotland's Loss and Damage Fund contributions throughout the current parliamentary session, and notes the support for continued advocacy for these principles in international fora and within climate and development strategies. Further details available for S6M-19280