 I remind members that social distancing measures are in place in the chamber and across the Holyrood campus. I ask that members take care to observe those measures, including when entering and exiting the chamber. Please only use the aisles and walkways to access your seat and when moving around the chamber. The first item of business is general questions in order to get as many people in as possible. Shortened succinct questions and answers to match would be helpful. If a member wishes to request a supplementary question, they should press the request-to-speak button or indicate so in the chat function by entering the letter R during the relevant question. I call Kenneth Gibson. To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the impact parental smoking has on child poverty. Minister Marie Todd. Reducing the use of and harm caused by tobacco products is one of Scotland's public health priorities. Given that smoking is more prevalent in our most deprived communities, in particular where there is a greater risk to children and young people from exposure to second hand smoke, we have set specific smoking cessation targets for our cessation services, which are focused entirely on those communities. Eradicating child poverty is a national mission for this Government and we will set out further action to deliver at the pace and scale required as part of our next tackling child poverty delivery plan, published in March 2022. Kenneth Gibson. I thank the minister for that answer. Billions of pounds has rightly been invested in protecting people from Covid-19 and yet smoking remains a huge killer also. Year on year, with 9,332 deaths in Scotland directly attributable to smoking in 2018. Given that smoking disproportionately impacts the most deprived households and taking into account the health and financial costs to families, what more will the Scottish Government do to help people to quit smoking, enabling them to improve their health and financial circumstances? Mr Gibson makes a very good point. Reducing health inequalities and increasing healthy life expectancy are priorities for the Scottish Government and smoking has been the primary preventable cause of ill health and premature death for many years. The Scottish Government published its five-year strategy raising Scotland's tobacco-free generation in June 2018, and the action plan sets out interventions and policies to help reduce the use of and the associated harms from tobacco in Scotland. The plan focuses on the inequalities within groups of people that smoke, prevention and reduction of uptake of smoking among young people and providing the best possible support for those people who want to give up. The Scottish Government has introduced a 2034 tobacco-free target. Our aim is to reduce smoking rates to 5 per cent or below by 2034, creating a generation of people who do not want to smoke and are protected from the harms of smoking. The tobacco control action plan 2018 continues our work on protecting children from taking up the habit of smoking and creating a tobacco-free generation by 2034. In addition, anyone who wants to stop smoking can contact the free NHS stop smoking service, quit your way Scotland. The free help line provides advice and support and can direct individuals to local support services to help people to find their own way to stub out the habit. To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to implement the recommendations of Scotland's drowning prevention strategy. The Scottish Government takes the issue of water safety very seriously and welcomes the drowning prevention strategy when it was published by Water Safety Scotland in 2018. I thank Clare Adamson for her contribution to the strategy and our continued support to Water Safety Scotland, which has a linchpin role in the area. As she will know, the Scottish Government continues to provide funding via Rosba to support the operation of Water Safety Scotland. Additionally, this year, the Scottish Government has worked with partners to support a number of water safety activities and campaigns. We also work closely with Water Safety Scotland and other partners to support the recommendations in its drowning prevention strategy and initiatives that can help to raise awareness of the hazards around water and reduce deaths from accidental drowning. On 11 August, I convened a meeting with a range of key stakeholders to drive further action around delivery of the drowning prevention strategy. I will be convening a follow-up meeting later on this month. I thank the minister for her response. We were all shocked and saddened at the numerous reports of drowning fatalities in Scotland, including my constituencies. We send our condolences to all those affected. It is wonderful to see Rosba and Water Safety Scotland developing a host of educational resources in school. The UNCRC article 24 enshrines the right to access education and information on the prevention of accidents for children and their caregivers. What steps will the Scottish Government take to ensure that article 24 of the UNCRC is realised for children in Scotland and that water safety education is promoted across our constituencies? I am grateful that the relevance of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has been highlighted in the chamber by the member. It is because we attach such fundamental importance to the rights and wellbeing of our children that we have legislated to incorporate the convention as far as possible into Scotland's law. When the Parliament voted in March unanimously to approve the legislation, it was a milestone and not an end point. Work needs to be ramped up to ensure that the convention's provisions bring real-life benefits to our children. That applies to the provisions of article 24, which relates to health and wellbeing, which includes ensuring that all segments of society in particular parents and children are informed, have access to education and are supported in the prevention of accidents. We are not setting off, of course, from a standing start. A lot of good work on education around risk assessment and accident prevention is already being undertaken. We also have the underlying contribution that is made by getting it right for every child programme. We have a very good platform on which to build. With specific regard to prevention of accidental drowning, we will absolutely be strengthening our work with key organisations, including Water Safety Scotland and ROSPA, to identify and deliver the most effective ways of facilitating access to appropriate education and support. Jackie Baillie The minister will be aware of the tragic drownings that have occurred at Loch Lomond this summer. Indeed, every year there are tragedies. Last year, following the tragic death of Ava Gray, I wrote to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to ask them to sight a rescue boat at Baloch. It is currently sighted at Nightswood, which is some 25 minutes away, on a good day. I want to praise the work of the last rescue boat, but it is run by volunteers. Loch Lomond is 39km long, so there is a clear need to do more. Will the minister ensure that the location of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Boat is reviewed as a matter of urgency? I thank the member for that answer. As I said in my previous answer, when I convened the meeting on 11 August, a range of stakeholders were there. As you would imagine, Scottish Fire and Rescue were there. I specifically asked Scottish Fire and Rescue to review the location of their assets, for exactly that reason, to look at that going forward. I think that the member is right to raise Loch Lomond, but I think that there is no simple single answer to the challenge of drowning prevention. Things like education—there is obviously a role for signage, for life-saving equipment, and all water can be dangerous. However, the member is right to point out that some locations where the dangers are more significant, and where it is especially important that there is clear warning signage and appropriate life-saving equipment. I will again speak to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service about that particular incident, and I will come back to the member. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle anti-social use of quad bikes, trail bikes and other off-road vehicles. I am well aware of the risk to public safety that is caused by careless, inconsiderate and anti-social driving. That is why I fully support Police Scotland and its partners in dealing with the misuse of vehicles in an appropriate and proportionate way. Local policing teams are ideally placed to engage with members of the local community to identify where the misuse of vehicles is causing distress to the public. That ensures that in those areas that they can be prioritised for proactive action to prevent future instances and identify and deal with those engaged in the misuse of vehicles. Over the summer, I have been taking surgeries to streets in my community, and I can tell the minister that there is growing concern about anti-social behaviour and the inappropriate use of quad bikes and other off-road vehicles. It is not only a danger to the rider, it is a danger to pedestrians and the wider public. Often the people most affected by that anti-social behaviour are the least likely to come forward with their concerns. Will the minister meet me to discuss how we help Police Scotland to make our communities safe and reclaim our footpaths, parks and our public spaces from the dangerous anti-social minority who are misusing those vehicles? Of course, I will be happy to meet the member to discuss that. On 13 March 2020, I asked my officials to write out to all local authorities in Scotland to ascertain the extent to which the anti-social use of motorcycles and quad bikes is a problem in their areas and if it is a problem how they are addressing it. I am pleased to say that all 32 local authorities replied to that request. I can inform you that the anti-social use of motorcycles and quad bikes is not a widespread problem across Scotland. Six local authorities though did report that they had an on-going problem with anti-social use of motorcycles or quad bikes in their areas. Four of whom said that it was a seasonal occurrence, but I would be happy to meet the member to discuss that further if he would like. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to help protect people participating in football activities, particularly children and young people, in light of research suggesting a link between repeated heading of footballs and dementia in later life. The Scottish Government wants people to take part in sport and physical activity within a safe environment. We are in regular contact with the Scottish FFA to discuss a range of issues from developing the game to safety issues. The Scottish FFA produced guidance with Dr John McLean of the Hamden Sports Medicine Centre, which has provided clubs and coaches with a robust set of guidelines on heading. They are clear that they do not recommend heading practice in primary children's football, and they have a set of graduated guidelines for when they reach secondary. The minister will be aware of the sad news of the legendary Manchester United football player Aberdeen Bourne in Bred Dennis Law, who recently confirmed his diagnosis of mixed dementia. He believes that repeated heading of footballs might have played a part in that. Policies such as frank laws are an excellent way to ensure people support for people affected by dementia. I ask the minister if the Scottish Government has plans to build on this landmark piece of legislation. Firstly, to note the announcement by Dennis Law that he is suffering from dementia. Obviously, I am very sad about that, but I think that it is great when people who are heroic and have a status that he does in our society stand up and say that they are suffering from that illness and that that reduces some of the stigma and fear for everyone else in the population, so I am grateful for his doing that. In terms of support for people with dementia, we have been very clear over the course of this Parliament that we will substantially increase funding for both the NHS and social care. We are planning to increase public investment in social care by 25 per cent over the Parliament so that by the end of the Parliament we will have budgeted over £800 million of increased annual support for social care compared to current spending. That is absolutely necessary because at the moment in the general population over the eighties face a one-in-three risk of dementia, so we need to remain focused on this and we will remain focused on this. Can I apologise, Presiding Officer? I do not have this to do. Can I apologise to the chamber for that? I was not ready to go there. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to enshrining a rule on the national planning framework 4, where for every new building, 1 per cent of the cost is given to the arts. The Scottish Government will lay a draft national planning framework in Parliament this autumn for scrutiny alongside a comprehensive programme of public consultation. As set out in our position statement last year, NPF 4 will include stronger planning policies to support our creative industries. Can I thank the cabinet secretary for his answer? Will he accept that there is a need for increased investment in our arts and one of the ways that can be done and indeed is being done in many countries across the world is to ensure that there is a per cent for art regime in place through the planning system that enables local authorities and local communities to get the investment that they all desperately need as they do not just recover from the pandemic, but we see new opportunities across our communities. I absolutely recognise the vital role of the arts and culture play in our communities. Indeed, last week I was visiting Dundee Waterfront where we received the transformational impact of the BNA and this is something that is referenced in our position statement that we published last year. Alongside the developments that have taken place in Paisley, another example of Scottish Government investment in arts and culture supporting regeneration. Of course, the Government is committed to taking forward the percentage for our scheme, but this is a complex area that will require consideration. I look forward to Ms Boyack's engagement on that, just as I look forward to her engagement on the draft national planning framework for when it is laid before Parliament in the autumn. Do you ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its programme for mental health within the NHS recovery plan? Thank you, Presiding Officer. We published our NHS recovery plan on Wednesday 25 August, and we will update on our programme for delivery of those commitments in due course. The plan commits to ensuring that at least 10 per cent of front-line health spending will be dedicated to mental health, with at least 1 per cent directed specifically to services for children and young people by the end of this parliamentary session. The plan also commits to 1,000 additional staff in primary care, meaning that every GP practice will have access to a mental health and wellbeing service. I am very grateful to the minister for that reply. This week, Audit Scotland shared serious concerns about the way in which children and young people's mental health is being cared for across Scotland. Indeed, the number waiting more than a year for treatment trebled in the last 12 months, and yet the NHS recovery plan said that CAMHS waiting lists will be cleared by 2023. Will the minister give assurances to this chamber that the people waiting will have access to the best care, and there will not be young people parked on medication or referred to online interventions as a means of clearing this target? I should say to the member that, so far this year, we have already invested an additional £29.1 million from the recovery and renewal fund into child and adolescent mental health services to help to clear backlogs. Beyond that, one of the things that the Government wants to ensure is that folks do not have to access those services in the first place. That is one of the reasons why our investment will look at the wellbeing of children across the board so that no child reaches the crisis point of having to access CAMHS. I am very pleased that, as we move forward, there will be a much greater focus on community health and digital sources, including cognitive behaviour therapies online, which can help us to achieve that to stop that crisis point from happening. Does the minister agree that supporting NHS recovery with more community and voluntary sector-based therapies for 18 to 25-year-olds will help in preventing escalation of mental health issues for a significant number of young people in the future? What can be done immediately to cope with demands now when escalation does happen? I am seriously concerned that a lack of beds in Lothian for severe eating disorders is denying my constituents the acute life-saving treatments that they need. Can the minister agree to look urgently into the inpatient mental health treatment provision? I thank Ms Hyslop for what is a very important question. We recognise that not all young people need specialist services such as CAMHS, and that is why we have provided an additional £15 million of funding to local authorities to deliver locally-based mental health and wellbeing support for 5 to 24-year-olds in their communities. I assure Ms Hyslop that I have been in contact with NHS Lothian about the concerns that her constituents have raised. I also want to share with the chamber that we have already committed an additional £5 million of resource to support the delivery of the recommendations from the national review of eating disorder service, with the majority of that funding going directly to health boards to increase the help because of an increased presentation of eating disorder requirements. We expect all boards, including NHS Lothian, to prioritise that spend to get it right for patients. That concludes general questions. The next item of business is First Minister's questions.