Meeting of the Parliament

General Questions Roz McCall S6O-04978 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest Homelessness in Scotland statistics. Ben Macpherson S6O-04979 2. [Withdrawn] Jamie Halcro Johnston S6O-04980 3. To ask the Scottish Government how many free personal care hours were assessed by local authorities to be needed, but were subsequently not delivered, in 2024-25. Liam McArthur S6O-04981 4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Orkney regarding reported delays in ophthalmology appointments for patients. Maggie Chapman S6O-04982 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any discussions that it has had with Police Scotland about the policing of protests outside hotels and other accommodation for people seeking asylum. Jackie Dunbar S6O-04983 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the steps that it is taking to increase service capacity in GP practices within NHS Grampian. Clare Haughey S6O-04984 7. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports youth employment in the Rutherglen constituency, including through employability services. Submitting member has a registered interest. Emma Roddick S6O-04985 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Distress Brief Intervention programme. followed by First Minister's Questions Russell Findlay S6F-04318 1. Question to be taken in Chamber. Anas Sarwar S6F-04319 2. Question to be taken in Chamber. Ross Greer S6F-04320 3. Question to be taken in Chamber. Elena Whitham S6F-04335 4. To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of any implications for its work to address poverty amongst older people of recent findings by the Living Wage Foundation that a majority of people on a low-income pension in the UK are unable to cover basic living costs. Brian Whittle S6F-04327 5. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that proposed changes to the counting method for NHS waiting lists will result in numbers falling despite no more patients being seen. Foysol Choudhury S6F-04336 6. To ask the First Minister what urgent action the Scottish Government is taking in light of Public Health Scotland's estimate that dementia in Scotland is set to rise by more than 50% by 2044. followed by Members' Business — S6M-18709 Paul Sweeney: Norway Selects a Glasgow-built Type 26 as its Next Generation Frigate That the Parliament welcomes the reported £10 billion deal for the UK to supply at least five Type 26 class frigates to Norway, which will be built by the Govan and Scotstoun shipyards on the River Clyde in Glasgow; notes with optimism the potential for the largest shipbuilding export deal in Scottish history to secure and create a significant number of highly skilled jobs in the shipbuilding industry and associated advanced manufacturing supply chain; understands that Scotland's shipyards now hold an orderbook for an expected 18 frigates and 13 Type 26 vessels for the Royal Navy and Royal Norwegian Navy, and five Type 31 vessels for the Royal Navy; further understands that that is the largest surface naval shipbuilding programme in Europe, and that it is rivalled only by those in the United States and China; recognises what it sees as the vital role of this industry to Scotland’s economy; notes calls for the Scottish and UK governments to work collaboratively to aim to ensure that Scotland's firms and workers are at the forefront of this project, and to maximise the economic benefit and long-term security for communities across Scotland, and further notes the calls on them to consider ways of building on this with a comprehensive national shipbuilding strategy for Scotland that will secure further naval and commercial shipbuilding contracts for the country's shipyards.