Parliament Live from Holyrood – 02/04/2025
Join us for Parliament Live from Holyrood with a Motion of Condolence for Christina McKelvie MSP and a Scottish Government Debate on the Impact of the UK Government’s Spring Statement on Scotland.
Today’s Parliament Live from Holyrood includes a Motion of Condolence for Christina McKelvie MSP led by the First Minister, John Swinney MSP and a Ministerial Statement and Scottish Government Debate on the Impact of the UK Government’s Spring Statement on Scotland.
2:00pm – Motion of Condolence – John Swinney S6M-17000
That the Parliament expresses its deep sadness at the death of Christina McKelvie MSP; offers its profound sympathy and condolences to her family and friends, and recognises her significant and widely appreciated contribution to Scottish politics and public life through years of dedicated service to her constituents in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, as a champion for social justice, as a convener of two Scottish Parliament committees, and as a Scottish Government minister since 2018.
3:00pm – Portfolio Questions
Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
Roz McCall S6O-04512
1. To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding how to ensure the protection of Scotch whisky.
Emma Roddick S6O-04513
2. To ask the Scottish Government how it is engaging with Highlands and Islands communities on the future of land reform policy.
Elena Whitham S6O-04514
3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its consideration of a fisheries management plan for the future management of wild wrasse.
Pauline McNeill S6O-04515
4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee report, Follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland .
Tess White S6O-04516
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made an assessment of the potential loss of agricultural land in the North East Scotland region as the result of development.
Graham Simpson S6O-04517
6. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the breeding of disease resistant ash trees.
Monica Lennon S6O-04518
7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to progress its ambition for Scotland to be a world leader in sustainable and regenerative agriculture practice.
Ash Regan S6O-04519
8. To ask the Scottish Government whether its policy position in relation to an independent Scotland seeking to rejoin the EU includes rejoining the Common Fisheries Policy.
Health and Social Care
Meghan Gallacher S6O-04520
1. To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS boards have designated single-sex spaces for women.
Neil Bibby S6O-04521
2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of action 42 in the Cancer Action Plan 2023 to 2026 to carry out a clinically led review on cancer waiting times.
Colin Smyth S6O-04522
3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to renewing the Heart Disease Action Plan.
Fergus Ewing S6O-04523
4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it was aware that, prior to NHS Highland taking over responsibility for vaccination services from GPs, there were reported concerns that the NHS board’s system did not allow GPs to know their patients’ vaccination status and that this could lead to a heightened patient risk.
Katy Clark S6O-04524
5. To ask the Scottish Government how many patients in hospital are waiting for a social care package assessment from North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership.
Fulton MacGregor S6O-04525
6. To ask the Scottish Government what support is in place for people with the condition, Turnpenny-Fry syndrome.
Colin Beattie S6O-04526
7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to improve GP retention.
Marie McNair S6O-04527
8. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made regarding the potential impact that community link workers have on the social determinants of health.
Ministerial Statement on the Impact of the UK Government’s Spring Statement on Scotland
Scottish Government Debate on the Impact of the UK Government’s Spring Statement on Scotland.
Business Motions
Parliamentary Bureau Motions
6:00pm – Decision Time
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