Meeting of the Parliament

General Questions Alexander Burnett S6O-02640 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work that it is doing to support the reopening of Insch War Memorial Hospital. Willie Rennie S6O-02641 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it consulted Elon Musk as part of its R100 programme. Beatrice Wishart S6O-02642 3. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the safety of Scotland’s fishermen when at sea. Roz McCall S6O-02643 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the delivery of its Stroke Improvement Plan. Mark Griffin S6O-02644 5. To ask the Scottish Government what recent meetings it has had with neonatologists from NHS Lanarkshire. Alex Rowley S6O-02645 6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported statistics showing that the number of people in Scotland dying from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia has more than tripled in the last 20 years and concerns that the country is unprepared for further expected increases. Neil Bibby S6O-02646 7. To ask the Scottish Government what action the Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees is taking to support Show Racism the Red Card. Graham Simpson S6O-02647 8. To ask the Scottish Government how it has ensured that the manufacture of the MV Glen Sannox fully meets classification society rules. followed by First Minister's Questions Douglas Ross S6F-02447 1. Question to be taken in Chamber. Anas Sarwar S6F-02448 2. Question to be taken in Chamber. Alex Cole-Hamilton S6F-02458 3. To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet. Clare Haughey S6F-02449 4. To ask the First Minister, in light of the launch of Scotland’s new HIV anti-stigma campaign in partnership with the Terrence Higgins Trust, what action the Scottish Government is taking to eliminate new transmissions of HIV. Meghan Gallacher S6F-02455 5. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reported concerns that parents are having to give up their jobs due to childcare costs. Jackie Baillie S6F-02459 6. To ask the First Minister what steps are being taken to eradicate long waiting times for NHS treatment, in light of Public Health Scotland data showing that over 1,500 patients have waited more than three years. followed by Members' Business — S6M-10188 Paul Sweeney: Free Bus Travel for People Seeking Asylum That the Parliament notes the calls to extend the current provision of concessionary bus travel in Scotland, including in the Glasgow region, to include people seeking asylum; acknowledges the efforts of third sector organisations that are working in the asylum sector in leading the free bus travel campaign, which was launched in December 2021, such as VOICES Network and Maryhill Integration Network; notes that free bus travel for people seeking asylum has been publicly supported by all faith leaders in the Scottish Religious Leaders Forum and also recommended by the Poverty Alliance and Mental Health Foundation; understands that people seeking asylum do not have the right to work and rely on a financial allowance, which amounts to approximately £6 per day; appreciates that asylum and immigration are reserved matters for the UK Government, but considers that there are interventions that can be made within devolved competence to improve the lives of people in Scotland who are in receipt of asylum support; notes the commitment in the Programme for Government 2022-23 to consider how best to provide free bus travel to people seeking asylum, and further notes the calls encouraging the Scottish Government to set out how it plans to deliver on this commitment as soon as possible.