Portfolio Questions

Rural Affairs and Islands Fiona Hyslop S6O-01508 1. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on Scotland’s agricultural sector of the UK Government's upcoming new regulations regarding meat exports. Russell Findlay S6O-01509 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to withhold farming payments from convicted criminals. John Mason S6O-01510 3. To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on whether there are households that took on a pet during the COVID-19 pandemic and are now struggling to look after them, in light of the cost of living crisis. Kaukab Stewart S6O-01511 4. To ask the Scottish Government what its latest assessment is of the impact of Brexit on Scotland's food and drink sector. Colin Smyth S6O-01512 5. To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the outcome of both the statutory review of snaring and its additional review, which was considering a potential ban on snaring in Scotland. Liz Smith 6. [Not Lodged] Jackie Baillie S6O-01514 7. To ask the Scottish Government what further financial support it will provide to Argyll and Bute to help tackle depopulation of rural areas and islands. Edward Mountain S6O-01515 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether its proposed new Agriculture Bill will be introduced before 2024. Health and Social Care Gillian Martin S6O-01516 1. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the training of advanced clinical practitioners. Jamie Greene S6O-01517 2. To ask the Scottish Government what additional strain excessive alcohol consumption is having on the NHS. Fulton MacGregor S6O-01518 3. To ask the Scottish Government what support is in place for people with Long COVID. Alex Rowley S6O-01519 4. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported present staffing crisis, how it will ensure adequate staffing for the proposed national treatment centres. Elena Whitham 5. [Withdrawn] David Torrance 6. [Not Lodged] Mark Griffin 7. [Not Lodged] Sharon Dowey S6O-01523 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on the steps it is taking to encourage more GPs to work in rural practices.