Portfolio Questions

Rural Affairs and Islands Fiona Hyslop S6O-01804 1. To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any impact on Scottish agriculture, what its most recent assessment is of the UK–New Zealand free trade agreement. Brian Whittle S6O-01805 2. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to how its Blue Economy Vision for Scotland can support developing industries within the blue economy in the drive to net zero. Sandesh Gulhane S6O-01806 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on avian flu, including any measures it is taking to tackle its spread. Tess White 4. [Withdrawn] Graeme Dey S6O-01808 5. To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Government regarding the reported impact on farmers in Scotland whose livestock may be exposed to animal diseases as a result of delays to the introduction of post-Brexit border controls for checking meat and other products entering the country. Daniel Johnson S6O-01809 6. To ask the Scottish Government what it will be doing in the coming year to help farmers mitigate any impacts of rising costs in the sector. Michael Marra S6O-01810 7. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to curb the recently reported outbreak of squirrelpox. Annabelle Ewing S6O-01811 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the aquaculture regulatory framework. Health and Social Care Evelyn Tweed S6O-01812 1. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce the avoidable harms associated with drugs and alcohol. Carol Mochan S6O-01813 2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that some women have been denied transvaginal ultrasounds on the basis of not yet being sexually active. Rona Mackay S6O-01814 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of hospice beds available in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area. Christine Grahame S6O-01815 4. To ask the Scottish Government when it last spoke to NHS Lothian and NHS Borders. Jackie Baillie S6O-01816 5. To ask the Scottish Government when non-urgent elective operations will resume in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Collette Stevenson S6O-01817 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Scotland's trainee doctor workforce. Beatrice Wishart S6O-01818 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with NHS Shetland to address waiting times for NHS dentistry and orthodontic treatment. Richard Leonard S6O-01819 8. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report, Leave no one behind , from The Health Foundation.