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Meeting of the Parliament

Thursday 03 March 2022 11:40 AM

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Portfolio Questions Rural Affairs and Islands Maurice Golden S6O-00804 1. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote the welfare of dogs. Michelle Thomson S6O-00805 2. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding food production in Scotland, in light of reported comments by the NFU president that the UK Government is “focused on anything other than domestic food production”. Evelyn Tweed 3. [Withdrawn] Elena Whitham S6O-00807 4. To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to dairy farmers to promote sustainability and fairness in the supply chain. Liam Kerr S6O-00808 5. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with EU governments regarding the use of gene editing in agriculture. Emma Harper S6O-00809 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with the land reform minister regarding the future funding of Regional Land Use Partnerships. Stephen Kerr S6O-00810 7. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that farms are at the cutting edge of innovation and technology. Jackson Carlaw S6O-00811 8. To ask the Scottish Government how the 2022 regulations on the prohibition of fishing in the Firth of Clyde will impact fishing businesses. followed by Ministerial Statement: The Introduction of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill followed by Scottish Government Debate: The Value of Public Service Broadcasting to Scotland That the Parliament believes that public service broadcasting has a valuable role in society and provides vital platforms for the creative economy and cultural richness of the nation; recognises that substantial progress has been made in the last decade in increasing the volume of screen production made in Scotland, and welcomes Screen Scotland’s actions to continue to attract productions; notes that broadcasters and producers like the BBC and STV have a vital role in the Scottish screen sector to help develop talent both on and off screen; condemns any efforts to undermine the BBC and Channel 4’s operational independence by the UK Government; calls for BBC Scotland to receive a far fairer share of licence fee revenues raised in Scotland, and further calls for the Scottish Parliament’s role in BBC Charter Renewal to be respected. followed by Decision Time

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