Mentions:
1: Mountain, Edward (Con - Highlands and Islands) Professor Farhat Din has made it clear to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee that she has seen - Speech Link
2: Minto, Jenni (SNP - Argyll and Bute) I recognise the work that Edward Mountain has done to raise awareness of the importance of bowel cancer - Speech Link
3: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) and it is important that we continue to do everything that we can to welcome them to live, study and work - Speech Link
4: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) Building a New Scotland” series of proposals, a Scottish connections visa that would allow graduates to work - Speech Link

Mentions:
1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) drivers of poverty reduction, which are income from employment, the cost of living and income from social - Speech Link

Mentions:
1: O'Kane, Paul (Lab - West Scotland) Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice—to support employers and to support people back into work. - Speech Link
2: McNair, Marie (SNP - Clydebank and Milngavie) —[Official Report, Social Justice and Social Security Committee, 23 May 2024; c 8.] - Speech Link
3: Stevenson, Collette (SNP - East Kilbride) —[Official Report, Social Justice and Social Security Committee, 23 May 2024; c 8.] - Speech Link
4: McCall, Roz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) I again bang the drum for the work that was done by the Social Justice and Social Security Committee - Speech Link
5: Roddick, Emma (SNP - Highlands and Islands) , headteachers, social work and many others. - Speech Link
6: Somerville, Shirley-Anne (SNP - Dunfermline) That is why it is important that we work together on that endeavour across Government, not just in social - Speech Link

S6W-27988

Asked by: Burgess, Ariane (Scottish Green Party - Highlands and Islands)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is still committed to its policy to promote the translocation of beavers outside of their current range, to reduce or avoid negative impacts and help reintroduce beavers to appropriate areas of the country.

Answered by Martin, Gillian - Minister for Energy and the Environment

The Scottish Government is committed to expanding the range of beavers in Scotland to maximise the environmental, social and economic benefits that they can bring in consultation with local communities and land managers.

We appreciate that beavers can have negative impacts on agricultural land in certain circumstances. NatureScot have a range of mitigation measures that can reduce impacts and licensed control or translocation remains an option where there are no other satisfactory alternatives.

NatureScot will continue to work through the licensing process to ensure that beavers are reintroduced into appropriate areas where they can help enhance biodiversity and wider environmental gains and avoid potential negative impacts.

S6W-27820

Asked by: McCall, Roz (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Mid Scotland and Fife)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve the processing of accessing care records for care experienced people.

Answered by Todd, Maree - Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport

The Digitisation of records is an operational responsibility of individual Health Boards GP practices and Local Authorities, and their partner organisations commissioned to deliver care. At a national level and building on the existing use of electronic record systems, we are focussed on allowing records to be stored, linked, and shared securely.

Our national work recognises, however, that we need to improve the way this works for people across Scotland in a nationally consistent manner. As set out in our integrated health & social care record and a digital front door so that we can introduce a national approach to improving the process for accessing care records for care experienced people, and those around them.