Portfolio Questions

Portfolio Questions Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Finlay Carson S6O-04994 1. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement its Marine Directorate has undertaken to progress any plans to reopen a boat-based cockle fishery on the Solway Firth. Richard Leonard S6O-04995 2. To ask the Scottish Government when information on farming payments will be publicly available, in accordance with section 19 of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024. Mark Griffin S6O-04996 3. [Not Lodged] Emma Harper S6O-04997 4. To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Government on domestic food and drink markets. Liam Kerr S6O-04998 5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the agriculture minister has had with the justice secretary regarding support for farmers in relation to rural crime. Meghan Gallacher S6O-04999 6. To ask the Scottish Government what long-term action it will take to support farmers growing malting barley. Fergus Ewing S6O-05000 7. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the existing conditions and regime, which seek to protect inshore fishing from the impact of any loss of fishing grounds due to the seabed installation of cables for, and construction of, offshore wind installations, require to be reformed in order to provide full compensation for any loss of fishing revenue as a result of having to avoid an area of 0.25 nautical miles from any such cables. Ash Regan S6O-05001 8. To ask the Scottish Government what benefits it anticipates the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill will deliver for rural and island communities, including in relation to breaking up concentrated land ownership and ensuring that land is used in the public interest and communities are not locked out of decision-making. Health and Social Care Douglas Ross S6O-05002 1. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the Chair of NHS Grampian and what issues were discussed. Fulton MacGregor S6O-05003 2. To ask the Scottish Government what recourse is open to patients who have experienced complications following an NHS operation. Emma Roddick S6O-05004 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its approach to considering a hypermobility pathway for healthcare, in line with that being brought forward in Wales. Carol Mochan S6O-05005 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress being made in developing the next phase of the Women’s Health Plan. Christine Grahame S6O-05006 5. To ask the Scottish Government what provisions are in place to support people in hospitals and care settings who have serious spinal injuries resulting in paralysis from the neck down. Oliver Mundell S6O-05007 6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support NHS Dumfries and Galloway in addressing financial pressures. Jackie Dunbar S6O-05008 7. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on Scotland’s dentistry sector of the UK Labour administration’s recent changes to the Skilled Worker visa. Roz McCall S6O-05009 8. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland remain above 1,000 for the 12th year in a row.