 Rydw i chwilio. Y cuir erbyn yn cyfathio a flynedd yng Nghymru. Rydw i chi'n gweld i gael ystafellai i Gael Eurloedd. A fyddai gael Fŵn Ddiwrnodd. Prydym ni'n siŵr tolch gwerth gweithgffonellau yn ddifuithiwn ar y cyfathio i gael yaynodd a llunfodolol iaith. The Scottish Government is committed to fostering Scotland's reputation for being a warm and open country. Our international framework is underpinned by a commitment to good global citizenship and we can continue to promote our core values, including the respect of international human rights standards in all our international engagement. Scotland is now is the new collective approach for the Scottish Government and partner agencies to market Scotland to the world as a progressive and welcoming nation. Scotland is now reaches out internationally to encourage people to be part of Scotland's future, to live, to work, to study, to visit and to do business here. Gillian Martin. I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer. I cannot have been alone in having conversations with constituents concerned at images of far-right factions appearing at EU exit demonstrations in London, seemingly emboldened by political events and led by characters taking advantage of the situation to spread messages that one can only hope never become associated with the vast majority of us in the eyes of those watching from overseas. Can the cabinet secretary give an idea of what steps the Scottish Government has gone to to engage with EU nationals and new Scots living in Scotland to reassure them that they are valued, respected and that racism and xenophobia have no place in our society? What engagement has it had with the UK Government Home Office in putting forward the view that Scotland should continue to be a destination of choice for those who want to contribute to our society? Cabinet secretary. The member raises hugely important issues of our time. The only way to tackle racism and xenophobia is to tackle it head-on, and that requires political leadership, and that requires I think everyone to step up to the mark. Sadly, that in certain parts of the United Kingdom that has been sadly lacking, and in terms of our engagement with EU nationals we have been engaging with EU citizens for some time in terms of giving reassurance to them. Only this week we announced our service to help support in relation to settled status, and yesterday the Parliament agreed that the settled status fees should be abolished, because the cultural and economic value of our EU citizens should not be put on the price of a settled fee status. Presiding Officer, I cannot have been the only person to have looked at the white paper produced by the UK Home Office, and our migration minister spoke to Caroline notes the minister there only yesterday. This is no way for Scotland to have a future governed by a Government that produces such a white paper. Their proposal to have 85% potential reduction on EU citizens living in Scotland would be absolutely catastrophic for our economies, the diversity and the distribution of the communities in our remote rural areas, let alone our tourism, hospitality and other sectors. Presiding Officer, even worse than the economic effect is what does this say about the country that the UK has become? Scotland cannot be part of a system that perpetuates that kind of attitude to those who want to come here. Scotland wants to welcome people because we value them, and that is the message that this Government will continue to put out. Linda Fabiani To ask the Scottish Government how it has evaluated the pilot and schools of its equally safe programme. We are pleased to be working with Rape Crisis Scotland and Zero Tolerance to take forward equally safe at school, which aims to promote a whole-school approach to tackling gender-based violence. Last year, it was delivered in two secondary schools, including St John Ogilvey and Calder Glen, which is in the member's constituency. It has been delivered in a further two schools this year. The project is in the second year of a three-year pilot and the University of Glasgow is currently undertaking a formative evaluation of it. Further work is on-going with a view to a full-scale evaluation to progress next year. Linda Fabiani The cabinet secretary is very aware of the work that has been carried out by various young women's organisations, including young women's lead, on sexual harassment in schools. I have a concern that we do not have what is called intersectionality among public agencies when dealing with such things. Can the cabinet secretary confirm that there is discussion going on among agencies, schools, local government, the police and health service, for example, to make sure that we can be equally safe in schools? I want to give Linda Fabiani that reassurance. It is important that in all areas of government, we take seriously the issues that are raised by the Young Women Lead Committee's report and other reports on the question of sexual harassment in schools. I had the opportunity to provide evidence to the Human Rights Committee in Parliament just last week in relation to the evidence and the report of the Young Women Lead Committee, to follow representatives of that committee. It is a powerful and deeply uncomfortable testimony that young women have produced in the report and in their evidence to Parliament. I am committed to making sure that, in all aspects of the Government's work, whether it is in my core policy responsibilities in relation to education, we have seen significant progress with the gender-based violence work that has been rolled out in relation to the Emily Drewey campaign, which Fiona Drewey has taken forward and which has been embraced by our universities and colleges to make sure that that is replicated in schools, particularly through the work that we take forward on relationships, sexual health and parenthood education, and to make sure more widely in Government that all areas of government are taken this message seriously. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the antisocial or illegal use of quadbites or similar vehicles. I am well aware of the risk to public safety caused by careless, inconsiderate and antisocial driving, which is why I fully support Police Scotland and its partners to deal with the misuse of vehicles in an appropriate and a proportionate way. I believe that local policing teams are ideally placed to engage with members of the community to identify where the misuse of vehicles is causing distress to the public. That ensures that those areas can be prioritised for proactive action to prevent future instances and to identify and deal with those who are engaged in the misuse of vehicles. The minister may be aware that Fife, particularly the leave-and-mouse area, continues to experience and social behaviour despite the best efforts of local police, and that is continuing to put at risk a serious or even fatal accident. The local police inspector has called for more powers to tackle this menace, a call that I back. Will the minister agree to meet with me in the new year to discuss how we can support our local police and ensure that they have the appropriate powers to take the necessary action? I thank the member for raising that issue. I am aware of that. I would certainly be happy to meet with the member to discuss it. The Antisocial Behaviour Scotland Act 2004 provides a wide range of measures for dealing with all forms of antisocial behaviour, and our national strategy is based on prevention, early intervention and diversionary activities. The Scottish Government is currently working with a group of local authorities to use their expertise and knowledge to inform, refresh and update all our guidance documents on tackling antisocial behaviour. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in reducing youth unemployment in North Ayrshire. Youth unemployment for 16 to 24-year-olds in North Ayrshire in the October 2016 to September 2017 period, was around 13.8 per cent from its peak in the post-economic downturn period in the October 2011 to September 2012 period. I thank the minister for that answer. The Scottish Enterprise has recently announced funding of £10 million to invest in infrastructure at Hunterston in my constituency. Can the minister advise the chamber as to how many jobs this will help to create and how many apprenticeships it will secure for young people in North Ayrshire? Jamie Hepburn. Of course, I am aware of the investment that has been provided to support the transformation of Scotland's energy sector, as well as providing significant opportunities for the North Ayrshire economy. Skills Development Scotland has been working closely with Scottish Enterprise and Peelports. We are undertaking work to explore the potential odd job opportunities and the skills demands that will be required. I understand that there will be around 40 apprenticeship opportunities. Of course, through Skills Development Scotland, we will be delighted to support those opportunities for North Ayrshire's young people. Jamie Greene. A recent report published this month by the health foundation looked at some of the challenges facing young people right across the UK. One of the locations that they chose was North Ayrshire. Looking through the feedback from young people responded to some of the comments that they had a perception that opportunities were scarce and that they might have to move elsewhere. Notwithstanding the very good work that is going on, what is the minister's thing that we could all do to help to promote some of the excellent opportunities? Let me see when I go round the country in Ayrshire and North Ayrshire, it will be no different. One of the big challenges that we have is that there are a range of opportunities on young people's doorsteps. They are just not always aware of those opportunities. That is a critical element of our development of the young workforce strategy and it is to make young people aware of those opportunities. I would urge every member, including Mr Greene, to make sure that young people are aware of the development of the young workforce initiative. With hundreds of jobs and £350 million of investment at stake, does the minister agree that it is time for the UK Government to stop dragging its heels on the Ayrshire growth deal and join the Scottish Government and local authorities to sign heads of terms on 25 January to bring those much-needed jobs and investment to Ayrshire? We are committed to supporting the Ayrshire economy through a growth deal. The Ayrshire local authorities have indicated that they want to sign heads of terms for a deal on 25 January. The Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Innovation and Connectivity has responded to say that he is willing to do so. He has written to the Secretary of State for Scotland to urge the UK Government to agree to this timescale. Thus far, we await a reply. 5. Monica Lennon To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve support for women who have lipidema. The Scottish Government recognises that lipidema can be a distressing and painful condition. As with all long-term conditions, we want people living with lipidema to be able to access the best possible care and support. Lipidema services are mainly provided by therapists, including nurses and allied health professionals, who are based in lymphoedema services that are available in every health board in Scotland. Over the past three years, we have worked to improve lymphoedema services via the national lymphoedema care in Scotland working group. Monica Lennon I thank the minister for his reply. Ann Henry, who I have been working with for over a year now, went public about how difficult it is to get a diagnosis for lipidema on the NHS. Following a private diagnosis and his face a battle to get NHS treatment, there is only one surgeon in the NHS in Scotland who can perform the surgery that she needs. Ann was due to have surgery in Ninewell hospital next month, but she has been told to expect a delay because of staff capacity issues. Last month, the minister may recall that he told me that there is no demand for a second surgeon, but Spice advises that over a quarter of a million women in Scotland have lipidema. Can the minister explain why one surgeon is sufficient? Will he look at the capacity issues again? Will he meet me in the new year to discuss ways to improve lipidema healthcare? Ann Henry Obviously, I was pleased to hear that the member's constituent has an appointment going forward. I hope that that takes place in a timuous manner. Liposuction is not necessarily the best and appropriate treatment for everyone with lipidema, so while the members suggested that people with lipidema are the best treatment, that does not mean that that number of people is the best treatment. Clearly, that is a discussion between the clinician and the patient to decide what the best treatment is for. Dr Alex Monarch is the leading surgeon who performs this specialist treatment in Dundee, and it is a real danger that if we had more surgeons performing than that particular surgery, they would not be able to maintain their skill sets in terms of the terms that demand for that service. That would send alarm bells ringing for me if we were potentially having a number of surgeons who were not managing to keep their skill set up today. Of course, I am happy to meet the member to discuss those matters in the new year. John Finnie To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of freight is conveyed by rail. Network Rail advises that there are currently around 45 freight trains a day in Scotland. The latest figures available show that the proportion of freight conveyed by rail relate to 2012-13 when the percentage was 4.3 per cent. We do not have a more up-to-date figure because, although Transport Scotland continues to request information, one large freight operator for commercial reasons will not release its volume data. We are seeking to have this matter resolved. John Finnie I thank you, cabinet secretary, for that reply. The cabinet secretary would be a frustration that there are connected with any trying to improvements with conveying freight by rail, and that includes the Highland Spring. The cabinet secretary will be aware that we support the devolution of Network Rail. The reopening of the Levenmouth link in the dualling of the Highland Mainline would dramatically increase the potential for freight to be moved from road to rail. Will the cabinet secretary progress those projects in the 2019-2024 control period? The member made reference to a number of projects, in particular the one in Highland Spring. He will be aware that work has actually started on providing a link at Highland Spring to allow him to move from road to rail, which will support their ambitions for freight investment. The member will also be interested in the work that has been undertaken on the Northern Line, which is about helping to provide greater access for freight, along with greater resilience for passenger services. One of the areas of work that we will be giving greater focus on in the next control period is further enhancements to the infrastructure of Scotland's rail network, including providing greater provision for the ability to have a higher level of freight on our rails in Scotland. To ask the Scottish Government how many integration joint boards have projected an overspend for 2018-19. Before taking into account mitigating actions by partnerships, the latest position indicates 22 integration authorities projecting an overspend. Management includes planned additional funding from partners, delivery of financial recovery plans and appropriate use of reserves. Taking those into account, I expect integration authorities to deliver a balanced financial outturn, in part because, as a key comparison, last year, at the end of December, integration authorities were forecasting a combined £71 million overspend. However, by the end of the financial year, they reported a £39 million underspend in their combined final accounts. Alex Rowley, thank you for that answer. I think that the cabinet secretary, if she looks at the detail of that, many of those IGBs that were projected overspends did overspend, and the local authorities came along and used balances to be able to bail them out. The fact is that the IGBs right across Scotland are in crisis. The Accounts Commission report two weeks ago stated that the majority of IGBs have underlined financial sustainability issues, and the reality is that, if I can talk about FIFE, I believe that FIFE IGB was set up to fail because it was set up with a deficit. It started off its work in life with a deficit. Will she agree to start to have discussions with NHS FIFE and FIFE Council and look at putting the health and social care partnership on to a proper financial stability moving forward? I am grateful to Mr Rowley for that answer. At the end of March, our combined integration joint boards were sitting with £124.25 million of reserves. Those are part of the mitigating actions that I am discussing. Of course, that is a joint venture between local authorities and health boards, and, although Mr Rowley might be correct that, in terms of the last financial year, local authorities provided additional funds so to do to health boards, and much of that came from our overall health budget and the transfer to local government that is in both the settlement and in the health settlement itself. That is the case currently, yet again, for this year's draft budget. We need to be really clear and careful about how we talk about the funding of our integrated joint boards and how that money is managed. Part of the discussion that I have had very helpfully with my counterpart in COSLA, Councillor Corry, is to look in January at a number of matters around the funding and resourcing of integrated joint boards, not least those reserves, which are not new and have increased from the year before. Mr Rowley and I have already discussed the FIFE IJB, of course. That deficit that it started with came from both the local authority and the health board, and we need to assist in that particular instance, I believe, that particular IJB, who started off in a poor footing and needs some joint assistance from us in order to help them to move forward. Again, Councillor Corry and I have already had an initial discussion on that, and we will continue that in the early part of next year. Miles Briggs Thank you, Presiding Officer. Edinburgh's integrated joint board is set to be £10.3 million over budgets. It is looking to use £1.3 million of its reserve to reduce that deficit. It is clear that this Parliament needs to have more financial accountability over the integrated joint boards. In the new year, will the cabinet secretary bring forward to make sure that we can achieve that, like we have with health boards? Michael Matheson Of course, if Mr Briggs is referring to the three-year funding plan that I announced for health boards, he will also be aware in terms of the IJBs that they have the capacity to hold reserves. Indeed, I have just been talking about the amount of money that they do have. Edinburgh is sitting with just over £8 million at this point. Mr Briggs will also know that I have—I hope that he is now in receipt of this—replied in detail to the detailed pre-budget scrutiny from the Health and Sport Committee, much of which talks about the financing and the governance of the IJBs. In January, I will have the pleasure of being before that committee to give evidence and discuss those matters further, and I certainly look forward to doing that. Michael Matheson Thank you very much, and that concludes general questions.