Meeting of the Parliament

Time for Reflection Aparna Ramesh, Interfaith Scotland Development Officer and Secretary of Hindu Temple of Scotland, Rutherglen followed by Topical Questions Maggie Chapman S6T-00268 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the reported use of kettling during recent protests in Glasgow. Jamie Greene S6T-00270 2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of numerous attacks on emergency service workers while on duty during bonfire weekend. followed by Ministerial Statement: COVID-19 Update followed by Scottish Government Debate: Skills and Opportunities to Support Recovery – Young Person’s Guarantee and National Training Transition Fund: One Year On followed by Decision Time followed by Members' Business — S6M-01861 Alex Cole-Hamilton: Long Covid as a Condition of Concern That the Parliament considers that long COVID is a condition of serious concern; understands that figures published by the Office for National Statistics estimate that 79,000 people in Scotland, including individuals in the Edinburgh Western constituency, have already self-reported long COVID; notes that symptoms of long COVID include chronic fatigue, muscle spasms, breathing problems, sleep problems and cognitive impairment; understands that, of those who have self-reported, 61,000 have been experiencing symptoms for more than 12 weeks, and 31,000 have been experiencing symptoms for a year; considers that the omission of long COVID from the NHS Recovery Plan was a disappointment to many who currently have the condition; notes the view that the support currently available to people with long COVID does not sufficiently address their needs, and that more measures, including specialist clinics, a care pathway and community nurses who are able to visit people at home where necessary, must be introduced, and further notes the calls for long COVID to be prioritised in future Scottish Government decisions.