Portfolio Questions

Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Willie Rennie S6O-04005 1. To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the impact on agriculture in Scotland, what its response is to the removal of ring-fenced agricultural support funding for devolved nations by the UK Government. Emma Roddick S6O-04006 2. To ask the Scottish Government how the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill will empower local communities and ensure that land is being used to their benefit. Evelyn Tweed S6O-04007 3. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the UK Budget on farming and food production in Scotland. Katy Clark S6O-04008 4. To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its cross-government co-ordination on islands policies, what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding what more it can do to support residents and businesses on the Isle of Cumbrae. Ash Regan S6O-04009 5. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ensure that critical rural food production economic activity is viable, sustainable and attractive to the next generation of farmers, crofters and fishers. Daniel Johnson S6O-04010 6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost the rural economy. Sarah Boyack S6O-04011 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the reasons why it decided against externally reviewing the Community Right to Buy scheme. Clare Adamson S6O-04012 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of its Food Security Unit. Health and Social Care Liz Smith S6O-04013 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on this winter’s flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. John Mason S6O-04014 2. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason routine eye tests are conducted more frequently than hearing tests. Roz McCall S6O-04015 3. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the progress towards implementing the key priority areas highlighted in its Stroke Improvement Plan 2023. Tess White S6O-04016 4. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of increased employer national insurance contributions on primary care providers in Scotland's NHS. Marie McNair S6O-04017 5. To ask the Scottish Government how it is working to protect older people from heightened health risks in colder weather. Michelle Thomson S6O-04018 6. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure equality of access for adults to the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD or ASD, in light of the finding in a National Autism Implementation Team report in 2021 that the current thresholds for mental health services do not meet the needs of those who have been referred. Jackie Dunbar S6O-04019 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the work that it is doing to tackle stigma around HIV and to eliminate new HIV transmissions by 2030. Sue Webber S6O-04020 8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support mental health services across NHS Lothian.