Wednesday 13 June 2018 Business Bulletin Iris Ghnothaichean Today's Business Meeting of the Parliament Committee Meetings 1:30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 9:30am Finance and Constitution Committee 1:30 pm Ministerial Statement: Response to 10:00am Local Government and the Scottish Information Commissioner’s Communities Committee Intervention Report 10:10am Education and Skills Committee followed by Portfolio Questions Education and Skills followed by Scottish Liberal Democrat Debate: Health followed by Scottish Liberal Democrat Debate: Finance and the Constitution followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5:00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business — S5M- 11357 Graeme Dey: Banning the Sales of Energy Drinks to Under-16s Wednesday 13 June 2018 1 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar Meeting of the Parliament 1:30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 1:30 pm Ministerial Statement: Response to the Scottish Information Commissioner’s Intervention Report followed by Portfolio Questions Education and Skills 1. Jenny Gilruth: To ask the Scottish Government how its cross-portfolio work on tackling adverse childhood experiences is contributing to closing the attainment gap. (S5O-02207) 2. Jeremy Balfour: To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives to school leavers regarding the transition to further education, training and work. (S5O-02208) 3. Finlay Carson: To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides for the funding of further education courses in Dumfries and Galloway. (S5O-02209) 4. Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that educational campuses have appropriate and adequate levels of accessibility for disabled students. (S5O-02210) 5. George Adam: To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages engagement between universities and secondary education establishments. (S5O-02211) 6. Fulton MacGregor: To ask the Scottish Government what feedback it has had from headteachers regarding the pupil equity fund. (S5O-02212) 7. Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in schools to address sectarianism. (S5O-02213) 8. Christina McKelvie: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress in eliminating prejudice-based bullying in schools. (S5O-02214) 9. Daniel Johnson: To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in delivering the expansion of early learning and childcare. (S5O-02215) 10. Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings of the report by NSPCC Scotland, The Right to Recover. (S5O-02216) 11. Kenneth Gibson: To ask the Scottish Government which Scottish colleges carry a PFI burden and what it is doing to alleviate this. (S5O-02217) 12. Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Young Women Lead report on sexual harassment in schools. (S5O-02218) 13. Brian Whittle: To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that school meals are of the highest quality and that the uptake of these is maximised. (S5O-02219) 14. James Kelly: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university. (S5O-02220) 15. Ross Greer: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported low uptake of coordinated support plans among pupils with additional needs. (S5O- 02221) Wednesday 13 June 2018 2 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar 16. Alexander Burnett: To ask the Scottish Government what efforts it is making to encourage schools to inform students of their apprenticeship choices. (S5O-02222) R 17. Joan McAlpine: To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the implementation in Dumfries and Galloway of Developing the Young Workforce. (S5O-02223) 18. Bill Kidd: To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in implementing the Independent Review of Student Financial Support in Scotland's recommendation that care- experienced students under 26 should receive a minimum student income of £8,100. (S5O-02224) 19. Bill Bowman: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on 10,000 fewer students being enrolled at Dundee and Angus College compared with 2006, representing a 38% drop. (S5O-02225) 20. Maurice Corry: To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Public Petitions Committee's call for child rights and wellbeing impact assessments of all armed forces' visits to schools. (S5O-02226) followed by Scottish Liberal Democrat Debate: Health S5M-12706 Alex Cole-Hamilton: Health—That the Parliament believes that there is currently a mental health crisis in Scotland; deeply regrets that, in the two years since the appointment of the first dedicated mental health minister, published measures of services have shown a serious and sustained decline, including worsening waits for children, adolescents and adults requiring treatment; recognises that there is still no new suicide strategy, despite it being over 500 days since the last one expired, and that the mental health strategy that will set the tone for services for a decade was published 15 months late and was widely criticised for its lack of ambition; considers that hard-working staff do not have the resources and support that they require to deliver the service that they would wish, and demands that the Scottish Government publish plans detailing how it will improve performance against key targets and that the next Programme for Government delivers a step change in both ambition for and investment in mental health. The Presiding Officer has selected the following amendments S5M-12706.4 Maureen Watt: Health—As an amendment to motion S5M-12706 in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton (Health), leave out from "is currently a mental health crisis" to “demands” and insert “has been a welcome shift in attitudes to mental health in recent years; commends the work of NHS staff in supporting mental health and wellbeing care across acute, community and primary settings; notes that, following the publication of the mental health strategy, Young Scot is leading a commission on child and adolescent mental health services, and that SAMH will soon publish its report and recommendations on rejected referrals; supports a vision of mental health care where people can get the right help at the right time, expect recovery, and fully enjoy their rights, free from discrimination; believes that this will be aided by improving the scope of available information on the usage of services beyond the currently published performance against new referrals; notes that a new suicide prevention plan is being developed in partnership with stakeholders, which will build on the current spending of over £2 million a year on suicide prevention; welcomes the ambition to support the step change, which will be supported by the application, by the national leadership group, of a new prevention innovation fund of an additional £3 million over the next three years; considers that NHS boards should set out detailed plans for taking forward new models of support and services to improve performance, including through partnership with the third sector, and asks". Wednesday 13 June 2018 3 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar S5M-12706.1 Annie Wells: Health—As an amendment to motion S5M-12706 in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton (Health), after “requiring treatment” insert “; calls on the Scottish Government to refocus on prevention and early intervention through improved front-line support, including the roll- out of national mental health teacher-training, improved secondary school counselling provision and the placement of specialist mental health support in every GP practice and hub”. S5M-12706.2 Anas Sarwar: Health—As an amendment to motion S5M-12706 in the name of Alex Cole-Hamilton (Health), insert at end “; notes the results of the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, which suggest that at least half of people in Scotland feel that poorer health is a result of an 'unjust society' and believes that inequality and poverty have a significant impact on mental health; believes that societal and economic reforms are needed to reduce many drivers of poor mental health; further believes that early intervention is vital if the country is to see a generational shift and that, as part of that, there should be access to a mental health counsellor in every school, and recognises that suicide prevention strategies should be implemented at a local level, with funding ring-fenced, and that any new framework on suicide prevention should have sufficient resources, workforce, governance and leadership.” followed by Scottish Liberal Democrat Debate: Finance and the Constitution S5M-12708 Willie Rennie: Finance and the Constitution—That the Parliament notes the analysis of the Sustainable Growth Commission; further notes the commission’s statements on public spending, the volatility of oil revenues, the economic volatility of small countries, Scotland’s control over the pound, and the extended period of financial pain, and believes that independence would be damaging for Scotland. The Presiding Officer