Portfolio Questions

Audrey Nicoll S6O-04800 1. To ask the Scottish Government how its Marine Fund Scotland 2025-26 will support businesses and organisations in coastal communities. Stephen Kerr S6O-04801 2. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether policies such as culling livestock and promoting less meat consumption could have a detrimental impact on the rural economy. Tess White S6O-04802 3. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with agricultural organisations regarding any increases in production costs as a result of new transmission infrastructure. Rachael Hamilton S6O-04803 4. To ask the Scottish Government how many licences for gull management were awarded in Eyemouth for 2025. Annabelle Ewing S6O-04804 5. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the latest export statistics for Scotland’s food and drink sector. David Torrance S6O-04805 6. To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that NatureScot will complete its review of the bird species on schedule 2 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Willie Coffey S6O-04806 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any progress with the provisions in the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024, including how they may affect farming and food production in Ayrshire. Roz McCall S6O-04807 8. To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its policies on managing deer numbers, how it is supporting public bodies such as local authorities and NHS boards to use more Scottish venison in any catering that they are responsible for. Health and Social Care Gordon MacDonald S6O-04808 1. To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of care home providers have reported recruitment difficulties since the UK left the EU. Kevin Stewart S6O-04809 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is has taken to support NHS Grampian since it was escalated to stage 4 of NHS Scotland's National Performance Framework for finance, leadership and governance. Oliver Mundell S6O-04810 3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that residents in Eskdale can access patient transport for hospital appointments. Colin Smyth S6O-04811 4. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that nearly 40% of adults in Dumfries and Galloway are not registered with an NHS dentist. Douglas Lumsden S6O-04812 5. To ask the Scottish Government what urgent action it is taking to address GP waiting times in NHS Grampian, in light of reports of ongoing staffing shortages, delayed discharges and critical incidents. Maurice Golden S6O-04813 6. To ask the Scottish Government how it will support NHS Tayside to improve its physical infrastructure to help to deliver better health outcomes. Craig Hoy S6O-04814 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the health secretary has had with ministerial colleagues and NHS Lothian regarding the provision of education and tutoring for sick children at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh and other NHS facilities and services. Miles Briggs S6O-04815 8. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the eligibility criteria for rapid cancer diagnostic services, including the rationale for them usually only being available to those over the age of 18, in light of any unique challenges faced by children and young people being diagnosed with cancer.