General Questions

Michelle Thomson S6O-05371 1. To ask the Scottish Government what the current status is of its plans to add sex to the characteristics covered by the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021. Claire Baker S6O-05372 2. To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Mid Scotland and Fife who are eligible for the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment have not yet received their payment for winter 2025-26. Rhoda Grant S6O-05373 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the independent review of maternity services in Caithness, including the remit and timescale of the review, and what detail has been shared with relevant duty bearers. Jamie Hepburn S6O-05374 4. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the importance of the supply chain to the Scotch whisky industry. Sue Webber S6O-05375 5. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether reliance on local enforcement to tackle antisocial and dangerous e-scooter use is creating a postcode lottery in public safety, with some communities protected and others left exposed. Liz Smith S6O-05376 6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the open letter from Scotland's elite swimming athletes sent to the First Minister on 6 November 2025. Bill Kidd S6O-05377 7. To ask the Scottish Government how the measures announced in its draft Budget for 2026-27 will further its aims of tackling child poverty. Evelyn Tweed S6O-05378 8. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards implementing the concluding observations of the seventh state party review of the UK by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, where they apply to devolved matters.