Portfolio Questions

Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Annabelle Ewing S6O-04121 1. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with supermarkets to discuss the stocking of Scottish own brand products. Kevin Stewart S6O-04122 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what its position is on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. Tim Eagle S6O-04123 3. To ask the Scottish Government how its Marine Directorate monitors international fishing vessels. Sharon Dowey S6O-04124 4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support farming businesses that are seeking to diversify. Marie McNair S6O-04125 5. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote the Scottish food industry. Michael Marra 6. [Not Lodged] Stephen Kerr S6O-04127 7. To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the potential impact on agriculture, what assessment it has made of the number of family farms in Scotland that will incur inheritance tax liability as a result of changes announced in the UK Budget. Christine Grahame S6O-04128 8. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any specific impact on tenant farmers in Scotland of the announced changes to agricultural property relief on inheritance tax. Health and Social Care Alexander Stewart S6O-04129 1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of statistics reportedly showing that a record number of people have been waiting over a year for heart disease treatment. David Torrance S6O-04130 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is working to improve access for children and young people to mental health services. Jackie Dunbar S6O-04131 3. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting NHS Grampian to increase bed capacity, particularly in light of increased demand during the winter period. Oliver Mundell S6O-04132 4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent the emergence of a franchise model of GP provision. Douglas Ross S6O-04133 5. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the proposal from Save Our Surgeries in Burghead and Hopeman to pilot a nurse-led service in the villages following the closure of their GP surgeries. Michelle Thomson S6O-04134 6. To ask the Scottish Government how its increased funding for mental health services will help improve access to psychological support for people with long-term conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease. Bill Kidd S6O-04135 7. To ask the Scottish Government what the expected health outcomes will be of the proposed increase in funding for Scotland’s NHS, as announced in the recent 2025-26 Budget statement. Claire Baker S6O-04136 8. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to increase active patient registrations with NHS dentists.