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 [Withdrawn] Elena Whitham S6O-00807 4.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.