Meeting of the Parliament

Portfolio Questions Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Ruth Maguire S6O-02894 1. To ask the Scottish Government when it will report on its consultation on proposals to close fishing for sandeel in all Scottish waters. Jackie Dunbar S6O-02895 2. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the recently announced trilateral agreement on total allowable catch limits and management measures for jointly managed fish stocks in the North Sea will have on fishers in Aberdeen and the north east of Scotland. John Mason S6O-02896 3. To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the costs of the licensing schemes contained within the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill will be covered by the licence fees. Douglas Lumsden S6O-02897 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the previously ring-fenced £33 million of funding allocated to the agriculture sector as a result of the Bew Review will be returned to its budget for the portfolio covering agriculture. Foysol Choudhury S6O-02898 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether urban areas will be included in its land reform legislation. Russell Findlay S6O-02899 6. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the sale of low-welfare pets ahead of the Christmas period. Sarah Boyack S6O-02900 7. To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its cross-government co-ordination on islands policies, what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any impact on island communities of its proposed EPC reforms. Karen Adam S6O-02901 8. To ask the Scottish Government how it engaged with fishing industry stakeholders as part of the annual fisheries negotiations. NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Martin Whitfield S6O-02902 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to address obesity. Monica Lennon S6O-02903 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reconsider its reported plans to downgrade the Wishaw Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Mark Ruskell S6O-02904 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of its NHS Forth Valley Assurance Board. Audrey Nicoll S6O-02905 4. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the Scottish Medicines Consortium. Stephanie Callaghan S6O-02906 5. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent Public Health Scotland report, Infant Feeding Statistics Scotland. Rachael Hamilton S6O-02907 6. To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to establish a specialist endometriosis centre within every NHS board in Scotland. Pauline McNeill S6O-02908 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reviewed the GP services model, including in relation to whether patients are getting appointments when they need them. James Dornan 8. [Withdrawn] followed by Ministerial Statement: A9 Dualling Programme followed by Ministerial Statement: Scottish Government Response to the Section 35 Order Judicial Review followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill Siobhian Brown S6M-11699l That the Parliament agrees that the Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill be passed. followed by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Debate: Standing Order Rule Changes - Proxy Voting Martin Whitfield S6M-11616 That the Parliament notes the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee’s 12th Report, 2023 (Session 6), Standing Order Rule changes - Proxy Voting (SP Paper 489), and agrees that the rule changes to Standing Orders set out in the annexe of the report be made with effect from 22 December 2023. followed by Decision Time followed by Members' Business — S6M-10702 Clare Adamson: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Awareness Month That the Parliament marks Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Awareness Month; understands that CRPS is a debilitating chronic disorder, mostly affecting the limbs, which is characterised by severe pain, pathological changes of bones, joints and skin, swelling, temperature and colour changes, and motor dysfunction, which can cause a person to experience persistent, severe and debilitating pain; further understands that the condition may develop after an injury, surgery, stroke or heart attack, and that the pain can be out of proportion with the severity of the initial injury; notes that the 25th CRPS Awareness Month will be held during November 2023, a month where the chronic pain community and their families and supporters around the world come together to help raise awareness of the condition, and that, as part of the initiative, "Colour the World Orange Day" sees businesses, town halls and landmarks change their lights to orange in support of people living with CRPS; commends the volunteers and organisers at CRPS UK and Burning Nights CRPS Support for their efforts to raise awareness of what it sees as this poorly-understood condition; acknowledges that CRPS UK and Burning Nights are registered charities, with, it believes, the shared goals of raising awareness of CRPS symptoms, providing invaluable support to people with the condition, and advocating for more research development into it, and wishes all of the organisers, volunteers, and the wider CRPS community, including those in the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency, every success in their efforts to increase public awareness of this debilitating condition and to support people affected by CRPS.