 Ie dda'r rai gail yma yw Llyfrgelliaid adroddoriaeth ymitter ffoci newydd yma, yw Llyfrgelliaid adroddoriaeth ymitter, fel y mae'r cyd-flloodd dweud. Mae'r cyd-fllooddoriaeth ymitter yn ymitter yn g發noddiad o Gwylfaiddio. Wrth gydwch i gyrwch wedi bod yn cyd-fliwio ar y dyfodol, mae'n cefnogi o'r cyd-fliw sydd yn bod ddigonwch i dduffredd defineiddiad. Felly mae ar hyn i ymitter yn cyd-fliwio ar y dyfodol yn gyfer y dyfodol? Ac nid mor iawn i'w cwymfor nôr i ni gweithio'r eitem honno i chi oeddwn yn ports 490 yn raffin! Rhyw gafodd i'ch chi wneud hynny ddifu nhw, Joe Fitzpatrick, ond ond ond byddwn yn raffin o'i ddifibr. Felly, mae'n ddiogel iddyn nhw'n cael ei ddigidio ddifrwnger y gen providerwyr, a ni'n ddigidio'r eitem. Nr1, Yttof Sgrwyff Sociedadol. O'i ddifrwnger i ddifrwnger i'n ddigidio cael ei ddifrwnger i chi gdael sullwch My officials last met with our Scottish Discard Steering Group on 17 March this year to discuss the discard ban. This group includes representatives from the fishing industry, NGOs and fishermen. The next meeting is planned to take place on 24 June. I will be meeting representatives from the fishing industry on 20 June at the Scottish Fishmen's Federation Executive Committee meeting, at which the discard ban will be a topic for discussion. I am grateful to the cabinet secretary for that reply in amongst his very busy ministerial responsibilities, which have been added to this morning. Could he be aware of the concerns of the Shetland Whitefish industry over the implementation of the discard ban, in particular in relation to choke species, the need for a flexible and pragmatic approach to those particular problems? Will he agree to meet specifically with the Shetland Fishmen's Association when he next takes the opportunity to visit Shetland in his ministerial responsibilities? I look forward to such a visit and such a meeting in due course. For the uninitiated choke species or fish species for which quotas are so limited relative to local or general abundance that the imposition of a landing obligation is liable to result in fishing vessels having to cease operations well before they have caught their main quota allocations. It is therefore an extremely serious threat and one on which we are working very carefully. Of course, identifying choke species in advance is important, as are potential solutions such as quota transfer, quota swaps and the 5 per cent diminumise exemption. I am very well aware that that is a matter of extreme importance among the fishing community as a whole, and that is principally why I am meeting with the fishing representatives on Monday of next week. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce legislation regarding responsible parking on footways. Sorry, Ms White. I called you early for the question. I thought you were asking a supplementary question in one. I beg your pardon. Can I not just go ahead, Presiding Officer? No, your time will come, Ms White. Can I call Finlay Carson, who is asking a supplementary question this question? Would the Scottish Government agree that the planned termination of the grace period for fishermen affected by the discard ban on 1 January 2017, on the same date that cod and other choke species are included in the ban, makes no sense and will unduly punish tomercial fishermen already struggling with its implementation and, as such, agree that the grace period should be extended? Cabinet Secretary. Well, we are aware, of course, as the public are. They want to see an end to discards. Discards is one of the aspects of the fishing policy that has caused a great concern amongst the public and among fishermen as well, because it is an incredible waste. Therefore, the landing obligation must come in by 2019. However, we have sought to deal with this so far as we can in Scotland by discussion, by consideration, by negotiation. I have already had discussions with Mike Park, for example, and others, and I will continue to do so. The member is quite right to highlight the concerns, and I can assure him and everybody who represents a fishing community—except, of course, Sandra White—that those matters are being pursued very diligently by myself and my officials. Question 2, Kate Forbes. To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made to reintroduce passenger flights from Ashwick airfield on Skye. Minister Humza Yousaf. We recognise the aspirations of communities in the Skye area to restart regular air services to and from the island of Skye, and we would be happy to discuss the issue with them. However, any future development of the airstrip is, of course, a matter for Highland Council as the owners of the site. Kate Forbes. The minister will be aware that, for rural island economies, physical connectivity is critical for business success. The Skye brand is world-renowned, drawing visitors in and exporting products. Does the minister agree that we need to ensure that there are adequate transport links, including decent roads, reliable ferries and an air service for business growth? Of course, I agree with everything that Kate Forbes has said. I was delighted to meet her in the first couple of weeks of the role, and she mentioned a number of those issues, including the airstrip at Broadford. I understand the importance of transport issues to the islands, in particular across rural communities in Scotland. That is why I have chosen to meet the MSPs and the elected members across the country to discuss those issues. In terms of the airport itself, I understand that it is a study that has been commissioned by HIE, Hightrans and Highland Council to look into the issue of the airstrip. I can give an assurance to the member that, once that study is ready, I will be willing to sit down with stakeholders. However, on a wider issue of connectivity to Skye and, indeed, to the islands and rural areas, of course I agree with her. I also agree with her on the allure of Skye that is undeniable for tourism, but not just internationally, but domestically here in Scotland, too. I would like to thank you for that answer. Given the original survey of the airfield suggested that it would cost in excess of £15.3 million to refurbish it and make it fit for flights, it is unlikely that I would suggest that Highland Council will have the funds to do that. Are the Scottish Government in a position to assist them with that? I thank the member for the question. That is precisely why HIE, Hightrans and Highland Council have decided to commission another study to decide to see where they can look to reduce that cost. It should be said that the upper range was £15.3 million. If he looks at the report, actually the lower end of that is about £2.5 million. However, that is an issue for the council, but we are happy to work with it. Of course, any passenger service that exists in Broadford would need to be subsidised by the studies that we have seen thus far. As he will know, we are in a position of financial constraint and difficulty. We would have to have those conversations with openness and frankness, but I have no problem with having those conversations. If the elected member wants to join them, he is of course welcome to do so. Thank you very much, Presiding Officer. We do, of course, have Sam and the River Kelvin and Mike in constituency. There is a fish question there. Thank you very much for your indulgence in that respect. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce legislation regarding responsible parking on footways. I feel like taking the fish puns even further, but I will stop myself from doing so. Scottish ministers are committed to bringing forward a transport bill that will include provisions that seek to enforce responsible parking. To ensure that any legislation is, of course, fit for purpose and will command the public confidence and support, a full review and stakeholder consultation will be taking place later this year. However, I want to put on record, of course, the amount of great work that Sandra White has done on the issue to serve her constituents, but I believe that vulnerable groups up and down Scotland. I thank the minister for his reply and the pledge that he will be looking at that sometime this year and not too distant future. The minister will be aware of the situation in my constituency in Glasgow, Kelvin, where motorists have taken to parking poorly on the pavements to avoid double yellow lines. Does the minister agree with me that legislation is needed urgently, and I thank him for his reply, to ensure that people can walk on the pavements without the danger of cars being on the pavements and them being forced to walk on the road? I thought the particular issue that Sandra White was talking about. It is causing difficulty to some of our most vulnerable groups, to carers, to those with disabilities, prime users and, indeed, pedestrians. She will know, having done the work on this previously, of some of the intricacies and the nuances in terms of enforcement issues and so on and so forth. That is why a full review and a stakeholder consultation is necessary, but I can give her the assurance that that will take place in the first year of this parliamentary session. 4. Graham Simpson To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide funding so that Scottish autism's one-stop shop in Motherwell can reopen. Minister Maureen Watt We are committed to working in partnership with both North and South Lanarkshire and Scottish autism to support the transition into local services. Scottish Government officials are in discussion with North and South Lanarkshire councils to agree how transitional funding can ensure that the expert resource from Scottish autism supports users of the one-stop shop to transfer into appropriate local services. We also want to ensure that the views of service users are represented in future local service delivery. I thank the minister for her answer. Unfortunately, I think that this has become something of a political football between Government and councils. 5. Allan Somerville Really, what we should be doing is putting the users first. This was an excellent initiative set up by the Scottish Government. It has been widely praised. The problem is, when the money runs out, there is nothing to replace it. I spoke earlier today to the chief executive of Scottish autism, Allan Somerville, who told me that they would love to be able to carry on. I urge the minister if she can to get back round the table and ensure that this service does continue, because it is deeply painful for the parents of those involved. I absolutely agree with the member that, of course, the service users should be at the heart of this, but the member will know that the services provided by Scottish Autism and National Autistic Society and the Autism Initiative were part of six pilots throughout the country to provide one-stop shops. It was a pilot, it was time limited and it was always expected that the local councils in partnership with the integrated joint boards and the health board would build on the experience of the one-stop shop and take it forward on that basis. Linda Fabiani The minister is, of course, aware of my on-going concern about the implementation of autism strategy within South Lanarkshire Council, a council that Mr Simpson is an executive member of. South Lanarkshire Council has promised a one-stop shop in South Lanarkshire. Does she agree with me that she must provide at least the services that have been offered by the joint one-stop shop in Motherwell, funded by the Scottish Government and for an extended period, as well as all of its statutory obligations? Maureen Watt Yes, I absolutely agree with the member. It was always hoped that the one-stop shop would identify gaps in services and that on-going, under the local autism strategies, which every council is expected to have, that they would build on the services that were identified and the gaps that were identified in local provision and take forward the lessons from that in providing their own services. Mark Griffin Thank you. Minister, it is hard to see how local authorities can carry on providing that service after the central funding runs out from the Scottish Government, especially with the budget cuts that have been handed down, but can I ask the minister to consider additional transitional funding until the health and social care partnerships are set up at the very least to allow this vital service to continue until new arrangements can be put in place? Maureen Watt The cabinet secretary has already said that, given that Scottish autism, if they are able to provide the services, they will provide extra transitional funding until the local authorities get the service up and running. That has already been agreed, but it is really important that both councils get round the table with the Scottish Government and Scottish Autism to make sure that the service providers are given the service that they need. Maureen Watt To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on reducing ferry fares for the Northern Isles. Minister Humza Yousaf I would like to thank the member for the question. The SNP manifesto made clear our commitment to take action to reduce ferry fares to Orkney and Shetland. I have already met the Northern Isles constituency MSPs and discussed some matter with them in a meeting with Highlands and Islands MSPs later on today to listen to their views. I also intend on visiting Orkney and Shetland in the summer. I look forward to meeting local authorities and stakeholders to discuss the issue. Maureen Watt I would like to ask the minister to explain what the impact of RET would have if it was imposed on the Northern Isles routes using the same formula that has been used in the western Isles. RET from the studies that we have examined would significantly increase the majority of fares on ferry services to the Northern Isles, particularly on routes from Aberdeen, due to the longer distances that are involved. It is true that RET would reduce the island of fares on certain routes, from Scrabster to Stromness service, for example. However, introducing RET or reducing fares on that route is complicated by the presence of a commercial operator, but Transport Scotland is meeting with that commercial operator later this month to discuss how fares can be reduced. I have also tasked Transport Scotland officials to take forward work to generate options for reducing ferry fares to the Northern Isles decisions on that, of course, will be taken in due course. Liam McArthur Very much, Presiding Officer. I thank the minister for his willingness to meet with me in early course to discuss this issue. As he will be aware, the implementation of RET saw fares capped with the otherwise would have been increased on the west coast routes. However, as part of the discussions that he is taking forward with officials, will he remember to bear in mind the need to address the issue of the internal ferry fares within Orkney, as well as the services to and from the Scottish mainland? Liam McArthur I appreciate the meeting with Liam McArthur on that very point. He made that point very well, I thought. It certainly is part of the consideration that we will make and I endeavour to keep the member up to date on that. I look forward to meeting him when I go up to the Northern Isles. I should say that his colleagues from the Shetland Isles did offer me a cup of tea when I come to Shetland. I noticed that offer was not reciprocated by the member for Orkney. David Stewart The next tender for the Northern Isles ferry services is in 2018. Will the minister use the European Commission's tecle exemption so that no expensive tendering exercise is required and that the award is simply made to the public sector company, the David McGrane group? Will the minister agree to meet me so that I can share the opinion from the director general of the transport for the European Commission, who said to me that the direct award of a public service contract is, in principle, accepted by the European Court of Justice? Liam McArthur First, I sincerely hope that when we have this conversation that we are still part of the EU in a week's time, we will be making that positive and progressive case. He knows that we have an honest disagreement about some of the issues around tecle, but what my predecessor did do was look to our joint approach with Mick Cash and those from the RMT to the European Commission. We are looking to see the results and hear the results of that. We will obviously keep the member updated. Of course, I will meet the member. I think that I am due to meet him perhaps later today, but I will have a one-to-one meeting with him on this very issue. Ruth Maguire To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Ayrshire and Arran regarding mental health. Minister Maureen Watt Scottish Government officials, Health Improvement Scotland and NHS Education for Scotland met NHS territorial boards, including NHS Ayrshire and Arran, on 5 May to discuss current performance and provide information on the mental health improvement programme. Health Improvement Scotland also met NHS Ayrshire and Arran on 10 May to discuss the tailored support that will be provided to the board throughout the programme. The improvement programme will work in collaboration with NHS boards to deliver sustained improvement in access to CAMHS and psychological therapy services. Ruth Maguire I thank the minister for that answer. I would like to welcome the Scottish Government's investment in North Ayrshire's new health and social care partnership community mental health facility, Woodland View. I hope that the minister will have the opportunity to visit soon and meet with staff to hear about the new models of care. Shifting the balance of care from acute to community settings is a challenge at times of an increasing demand. Can the minister detail how the Scottish Government will support North Ayrshire health and social care partnership to continue to transform support and care for our people facing mental health issues? Ruth Maguire Presiding Officer, I look forward to visiting Woodland View and seeing how North Ayrshire health and social care partnership is delivering better outcomes for people with mental health issues locally. The integration of health and social care is about ensuring that those who use services get the right care and support whatever their needs at any point in their care journey. The partnership has benefited from Scottish Government investment in increasing access to mental health services and primary care, and I will be interested to see how that is being used locally. Lewis Macdonald To ask the Scottish Government what decisions it has made about the future provision of major trauma centres in the NHS. The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport has confirmed that there will be four trauma centres in Scotland, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Those centres will operate within an inclusive national trauma network to help to deliver improved outcomes for severely injured patients across Scotland. Lewis Macdonald That decision, of course, is very welcome. The minister will recall that when the original commitment to four major trauma centres was made two years ago, the then cabinet secretary made a commitment that they would be operational from 2016. Yet the Scottish Government press release issued yesterday quoted the current cabinet secretary as saying that the preparatory work would be completed by the end of the year. I wonder if, more in what can tell us when the Government expects to move on from preparatory work to making the major trauma centres operational and delivering the pledge to enhance major trauma care. Lewis Macdonald As the cabinet secretary has announced, the chief medical officer will chair a new national trauma network implementation group to take this work forward. It is extremely important that we plan the trauma network thoroughly to make sure that we get it right. We will not be pressed into implementing a model that does not suit Scotland's circumstances or that has not been properly thought through. We will take time to plan and deliver a bespoke solution that will best serve the people of Scotland.