Portfolio Questions

Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, and Parliamentary Business Graham Simpson S6O-04250 1. To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is undertaking to reopen historic sites that are managed by Historic Environment Scotland over the coming months. Finlay Carson S6O-04251 2. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to cultural organisations in rural areas. Sue Webber S6O-04252 3. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to cultural venues and theatres across the Lothian region. Brian Whittle S6O-04253 4. To ask the Scottish Government how it is working to support galleries. Alex Cole-Hamilton S6O-04254 5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the National Galleries, in light of reports that some of its flagship attractions may have to close. Liam McArthur S6O-04255 6. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the culture secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how it delivers support for community ownership of heritage assets. Mark Ruskell S6O-04256 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the culture secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the potential impact on the provision of library services in Mid-Scotland and Fife of the proposed local government settlement for 2025-26. Jamie Halcro Johnston S6O-04257 8. To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture budget for 2024-25 was spent outside of the United Kingdom. Justice and Home Affairs Jackie Baillie S6O-04258 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the public inquiry into the investigation of Emma Caldwell's murder. Craig Hoy S6O-04259 2. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service regarding the setting of mandatory timescales for decisions relating to the charging and prosecution of criminal proceedings. Richard Leonard S6O-04260 3. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to prevent death by suicide in prison. Mark Griffin S6O-04261 4. To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the uplift in the Scottish Prison Service budget for 2025-26 will be spent on improving the prison estate. Tim Eagle S6O-04262 5. To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives to Police Scotland to increase visibility in remote and rural communities and deliver the community policing model, as outlined in the Chief Constable's 2030 vision for safer communities, less crime, supported victims, and a thriving workforce. Sandesh Gulhane S6O-04263 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the replacement of HMP Barlinnie, including in relation to the delivery date and cost. Maggie Chapman S6O-04264 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how its draft Budget 2025-26 will help enable individuals and communities to access justice. Emma Roddick S6O-04265 8. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to the Scottish Prison Service to help give people in custody the best chance of reintegrating into the community at the end of their sentence. followed by Scottish Labour Party Debate: Supporting Scotland’s Health and Social Care Workforce Jackie Baillie S6M-16252 That the Parliament deeply regrets that there is a continuing crisis in both the NHS and social care; recognises that staff are the backbone of the NHS and that the Scottish Government has failed to effectively workforce plan; understands that the consequences of this failure are that patients are suffering from poorer outcomes, hard-working staff are experiencing moral injury, and NHS graduates are not being employed, and calls on the Scottish Government to urgently bring forward a 10-year health and social care workforce plan that meets the needs of the people of Scotland. Neil Gray S6M-16252.1 As an amendment to motion S6M-16252 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Supporting Scotland’s Health and Social Care Workforce), leave out from "there is a continuing crisis" to end and insert "current high wait times mean that too many are waiting too long for treatment; thanks hardworking NHS and social care staff who provide extraordinary care across the country; recognises that there are crises facing too many parts of the NHS; notes investment of over £11 billion in the NHS workforce and an estimated £950 million to ensure that adult social care workers, including those in the third and private sectors, are paid at least the real Living Wage; recognises that the biggest threat to the health and social care workforce comes from the UK Government's decision to increase employer national insurance contributions, and demands that the UK Labour administration reimburse the Scottish Government in full; supports the calls for the publication of a medium-term approach to health and social care reform, including workforce planning, before the Parliament's 2025 summer recess, and believes that the aim of the medium-term reforms must be to ensure that everyone can access the treatment and care that they require, in the right place, at the right time." Sandesh Gulhane S6M-16252.2 As an amendment to motion S6M-16252 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Supporting Scotland’s Health and Social Care Workforce), insert at end “; notes that the Scottish National Party administration has failed to deliver improvements to social care in Scotland, despite wasting nearly £30 million and years of civil servants’ time on its failed National Care Service, and calls on Neil Gray to resign as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, following his disastrous tenure in office."