Meeting of the Parliament

Portfolio Questions Rural Affairs and Islands Ash Regan S6O-02100 1. 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 regulating second home ownership in rural and island communities. Alasdair Allan S6O-02101 2. To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it can provide to fishers in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency who have reportedly expressed concern about their livelihoods and the future of their communities in light of the potential economic and cultural impact Highly Protected Marine Areas may have on coastal and island communities once designated. Edward Mountain S6O-02102 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether all farmers will have the ability to apply for, and be granted, all conditionality payments under its new agricultural support scheme. Monica Lennon S6O-02103 4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with food producers, manufacturers and distributers regarding supply chains and how to tackle food insecurity and food poverty. Roz McCall S6O-02104 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the steps that it is taking to tackle livestock worrying. Willie Coffey S6O-02105 6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding agriculture and the food and drink industry in Scotland, to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. Gillian Mackay S6O-02106 7. To ask the Scottish Government how it anticipates its proposed Agriculture Bill and future payments framework will support progress towards meeting Scotland’s emissions reduction targets. Marie McNair S6O-02107 8. To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Government regarding access for Scotland’s food and drink industry to seasonal migrant workers. Health and Social Care Stephanie Callaghan S6O-02108 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the NHS Lanarkshire Annual Report of the Director of Public Health for 2021-22, which was published this March. Pam Duncan-Glancy S6O-02109 2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported £21 million of budget reductions for health and social care in Glasgow. Sharon Dowey S6O-02110 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reported potential reductions to bed numbers and the closure of a ward at University Hospital Ayr. Michelle Thomson S6O-02111 4. To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to improve effective communication and collaboration between health and social care providers. Bill Kidd S6O-02112 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Inclusion Health Action in General Practice programme within the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area. Alex Rowley S6O-02113 6. To ask the Scottish Government how many social care posts remain unfilled across Scotland. Carol Mochan S6O-02114 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is supporting NHS boards, including NHS Ayrshire and Arran, which have outsourced Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in order to reduce waiting times, to bring such services back in-house. Rhoda Grant S6O-02115 8. To ask the Scottish Government when it will review the NHS Scotland Patient Travel Scheme and Highlands and Islands Patient Travel Scheme. followed by Ministerial Statement: Challenge to the UK Government’s Section 35 Order on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill followed by Scottish Government Debate: Managing Scotland’s Finances and Working with Business to Drive the Wellbeing Economy Liz Smith S6M-08604.1 As an amendment to motion S6M-08604 in the name of Neil Gray (Managing Scotland’s Finances and Working with Business to Drive the Wellbeing Economy), leave out from the first “recognises” to end and insert “is grateful to the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) for its ground-breaking work contained within the recent Fiscal Sustainability Report, which forecasts Scottish economic trends for the next 50 years; notes the concerns cited by the SFC that current tax and spend structures and current models for public services will not deliver the necessary revenue that Scotland requires to address the substantial fiscal deficits, which are forecast to be around 10% each year, and calls on the new Scottish Government to be fully focussed on improving productivity, on widening the tax base and delivering the economic growth that Scotland so desperately needs.” Michael Marra S6M-08604.2 As an amendment to motion S6M-08604 in the name of Neil Gray (Managing Scotland’s Finances and Working with Business to Drive the Wellbeing Economy), leave out from “notes” to end and insert “recognises the tremendous potential that Scotland has to be a world leader in developing an economy that works for everyone; believes that the Scottish Government should be doing more by using the extensive powers available in Scotland to create jobs, deliver environmental sustainability, tackle the cost of living, upskill workers, grow Scottish businesses and channel more investment into high-growth, innovative firms of the future, so that everyone benefits from Scotland’s prosperity; understands that sustainable economic growth will be required to successfully deliver a jobs-first transition to net zero and an economy that works for all; believes that it is vitally important that the Scottish Government enables businesses and households to have confidence in Scotland’s economic prospects, and calls on the Scottish Government to prioritise openness, transparency and competence in the management of Scotland’s finances.” Neil Gray S6M-08604 That the Parliament recognises the need to create a wellbeing economy that is democratic, works for people and planet, and supports communities to fulfil their potential; believes that such an economy must be equitable, sustainable and dynamic in order to address the climate crises, the current financial and economic challenges, and to deliver a just transition to net zero, reduce child poverty and enhance public services; notes that plans to expand childcare support and implement the National Strategy for Economic Transformation and the Just Transition Plans will deliver new opportunities for communities, businesses and individuals across Scotland; considers that the development of community wealth building legislation will be a key component of the approach to local and regional economic development and empowerment, will promote and sustain fair work, create and retain more wealth within communities, build Scotland’s tax base, strengthen its economic resilience, increase wellbeing for current and future generations and support the delivery of high-quality public services, and recognises that independence would allow Scotland to make greater progress, but, until then, calls for the devolution of additional powers, in relation to energy, the economy and employment law, to the Scottish Parliament to support Scotland's transition to a wellbeing economy. followed by Decision Time followed by Members' Business — S6M-07967 Alexander Stewart: Healthy AGeing in Scotland Alexander Stewart S6M-07967 That the Parliament acknowledges that the University of Stirling-led Healthy AGeing In Scotland (HAGIS) study is the first of its kind to follow individuals and households across Scotland, including in the Mid Scotland and Fife region, through the passage of time; understands that the study, which was launched on 24 July 2015, is an ongoing, major Scotland-wide study of the health, economic and social circumstances of people over 50, which will enable future improvements to be made to the health and wellbeing of this age group; believes that there are currently two million people over 50 in Scotland, comprising 38% of the population; understands that the HAGIS study will capture a snapshot of the current circumstances of 1,000 people over 50; further understands that, following its findings in Autumn 2016, the aim was to expand the study to 8,000 people in 2018, charting changes in their health and social circumstances over the decades and reporting every two years; notes that the multi-partner HAGIS project team includes the Universities of Strathclyde and Edinburgh; believes that, while people in Scotland are now living longer and the size of the older population is increasing, the country historically possesses a relatively poor health record and significant levels of income inequality; considers that, as a result of its extensive research since inception, the HAGIS study is proving to be what it sees as an extremely valuable and important new member of the growing worldwide network of longitudinal ageing studies, uncovering the unique health and social circumstances currently experienced by Scotland’s ageing population; acknowledges the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030), which is a global collaboration, aligned with the last ten years of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, to improve the lives of older people, their families, and the communities in which they live; understands that the three domains of healthy ageing are physical ageing, mental/cognitive ageing and social wellbeing ageing; considers that harmonised data from HAGIS will permit quantitative comparisons of the ageing processes in Scotland with findings from the other members of the Health and Retirement Study family, which now covers more than 50% of the world’s over-50 population, and commends the University of Stirling and its multi-partner university project team for embarking on what it considers as a significant and invaluable study into the improvement of health and wellbeing in the lives of Scotland’s growing ageing population.