 We will move immediately to general questions, and question number one, Emma Harper. Thank you, Presiding Officer. The Scottish Government, what type of digital mapping system it uses for making and assessing rural payments? Cabinet Secretary for Rural Payments and Inspection Division uses a digital mapping system known as the land parcel identification system to support the validation of common agricultural policy payments, including the basic payment scheme. Emma Harper. I thank the cabinet secretary for his answer. Is there more that can be done to ensure that the mapping system is as accurate as it can be, for example, is the Scottish Government making the most of available technology with its mapping system? Cabinet Secretary. Well, yes, I believe we are, is the answer to that, and we are using a GIS system supplied by ESRI, one of the largest suppliers of GIS in the world, and our mapping is updated regularly using the Orton Survey master map data, along with aerial photography, which is specifically commissioned by RPID for updating our land parcel identification system. I am happy to arrange for RPID staff to brief the member to provide further information. Peter Chapman. Thank you, Presiding Officer. The minister will be aware of the importance of getting the mapping system right in order to meet the European Commission regulations regarding the CAP payments. The Audit Scotland report in May raised serious concerns over the ability of the IT system to minimise disallowance. Can he confirm that the mapping system is sufficiently accurate and up-to-date that the Scottish Government will not have to pay disallowances of up to £25 million? Well, I do not believe that the Audit Scotland report really criticised the mapping system per se, but I was encouraged, as I am sure the member will have been, by the very positive reaction to the announcement that I made in the parliamentary statement that, to deal with the difficulties, we are bringing forward a national loan scheme of up to £300 million, which will be injected into the rural economy in November. I was delighted to see that Finlay Carson recognised, along with the NFU, that that will provide certainty and clarity to rural communities in the winter months. Rhoda Grant Cabinet Secretary will be aware that, as far as crofting is concerned, there are a number of mapping systems. There are the register of Scotland maps that are being set up. The crofting commission has maps of crofts, and indeed the CAP payment claim forms have maps of crofts. Is this causing any confusion when it comes to the mapping system with the CAP payments? Cabinet Secretary? Well, I suppose that it is fair to say that the crofting legislation confusion is not entirely absent, but on the other hand, I do not think that the mapping system contributes to that confusion, but if the member wants to write to me about any particular concerns that she may have, then of course I would be happy to consider them further. Question 2, David Torrance. Thank you, Presiding Officer. To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages investment in the development of energy storage systems across Scotland, and how it intends to further support those initiatives throughout the session of Parliament? I am not entirely sure, Mr Torrance, that was the question that I had in your order paper. Yes. Can you answer that question, Minister Paul Wheelhouse? Well, it is certainly energy storage. All scales can play a crucial role in Scotland's low-carbon energy system, and Scotland's existing pumped hydro storage assets often offer a proven means of large-scale energy storage. We are working with industry to outline many benefits of technology and to make the case to UK Government to support new capacity. We do have local energy challenge fund as supporting the demonstration of innovative energy storage technologies. For example, we provided £3.2 million to the east heat project to support deployment in homes across the Lothians in Falkirk of the thermal storage battery developed by the Scottish company Sunamp. The Levenmouth community energy project has received £4.3 million to build on the hydrogen production and storage facilities at methyl, which includes providing low-carbon fuel for five council vehicles. The surf and turf project in Orkney has received £1.175 million and will produce hydrogen from both onshore wind and marine energy, which will be stored, transported and converted back into electricity for use in buildings and berthferries at Kirkwall Harbour. Further support for development and deployment of energy storage will be considered as part of the Scottish Government's new energy strategy, a draft version of which is due to be published around the end of the year, and we continue to work on storage solutions and grid connections to those storage solutions. I thank the minister for his answer. An energy storage proposal is moving forward in Kirkcord area after developers identified spare capacity at a local substation on the appropriate land nearby. In order to attract similar investment across Scotland, what steps are the Scottish Government taking to overcome higher transmission charges for Scottish grid connections? The member highlights an issue that is of great concern to the Scottish Government. We have been calling for a change to the transmission charging regime for years. We welcomed the partial improvements that have been implemented through project transmit. However, as we made clear earlier this year, when we saw the closure of Longannock power station, there is still a long way to go until there is a fair system that does not discriminate against Scotland and puts much-needed power supplies in question. Scottish ministers meet regularly with both off-gem and national grid and continue to encourage them to ensure that transmission charging regime stops penalising Scottish generation. I am aware of a project in Mr Torrance's constituency, led by AES UK and Ireland. We have been in regular dialogue with that developer as recently as 19 August to hear about their good-scale lithium-ion battery technology, and we look forward to trying to help that company overcome any barriers. Alexander Burnett Thank you. Could the minister elaborate on the potential that the Scottish Government sees in liquid air storage technology to reduce our reliance on imported gas for heating? Alexander Burnett Minister, the member highlights an important area in our draft energy strategy, which will be published around the end of the year. We are looking to try and tackle the overwhelming problem that we have of 54 per cent of Scotland's energy consumption being required to provide heat, mainly for space heating purposes. Clearly, we are looking alternative technologies to support the on-going supply of heat to our communities, tackle fuel poverty and do so in an affordable way, but there are exciting projects, including exploring hydrogen and other technologies to do that. To ask the Scottish Government how much pain at least 11 wage to social care workers from October 2016 will cost health and social care partnerships. Cabinet Secretary, Shona Robison We have made national estimates on the cost of increasing wages to the living wage level. The analysis has been placed in the Parliament's reference centre, bib number 57809. Although we have estimated at a national level the investment required to meet the living wage circumstances will vary across authorities in Scotland, for example in the volume and balance of contracted out care and the progress that some councils and providers have already made towards payment of the living wage. Health and social care partnerships are working closely with providers to assess the cost of implementation in their area and to determine whether they will negotiate and agree with the appropriate approach. Colin Smyth I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer, but will the cabinet secretary accept that the national estimate that she refers to has proved to be wholly inadequate? Will the Scottish Government agree to review that estimate for the forthcoming year, starting by simply asking integrated joint boards what the actual costs have been? Will the minister put in place a proper long-term framework that ensures that future funding takes account of the actual costs in each area, increases as the living wage increases and delivers a whole strategy that takes account not only of the living wage but training and career progression? The Scottish Government has provided significant investment to meet this commitment. £125 million has been made available to partnerships to enable the living wage to be paid to care workers supporting adults and to help to meet a range of existing costs that are faced by local authorities in the delivery of effective and high-quality services. I am absolutely confident of that being delivered from 1 October. I would hope that that would be something that the Opposition benches would welcome. Of course, as we take that forward in discussions with COSLA and the sector as part of the spending review going forward, we will be ensuring the sustainability of the delivery of the living wage. To us, the Scottish Government forward back changes to the structure of NHS boards will have on the recruitment of GPs. We are transforming our primary care services and we are working with all health boards and key stakeholders to support GP recruitment and retention. That includes investing over £2 million in a GP recruitment and retention fund, increasing our GP training places, as well as creating a £20 million support package for GP practices. As was set out in the programme for government, we will begin work in this Parliament to examine the number, structure and regulation of health boards, as well as the relationship with local authorities. In taking this review forward, I want to reduce bureaucracy and remove any barriers to effective patient care. The review will take account of forthcoming proposals for an island's bill, which will include a commitment to island-proof future government legislation and policies. I am grateful for that answer. Does that mean that she will not sweep away NHS Shetland and will she ensure that the future of the NHS will be about the recruitment of the GPs that are badly needed, not just in Shetland, but in many other parts of Scotland as well? Can I say to Tavish Scott that, in his letter, he said, while we support the principle of a review of health boards on the basis of improving patient care, it cannot lead to a solution that centralises health services away from the islands. As Tavish Scott knows, most services are now primary and community health services are now under the auspices of the world of integration through our IJBs, and many acute services to the islands are already provided by other territorial boards to the island communities. I can say to Tavish and give him that guarantee that absolutely any review of health boards and changes to health boards will be on the basis of improving patient care. That will be the starting point for the review and no other considerations. Thank you, cabinet secretary. Before we move on to the next item of business, members will wish to join me in welcoming to the gallery Mr Robert Newton, Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Members will also wish to join me in welcoming his excellency, Dr Rizal Sukma, ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Kingdom. Thank you, Presiding Officer. I am aware that general questions did not start until 10 minutes later than planned due to unforeseen circumstances. Can I just ask your guidance, Presiding Officer, if there is any provision understanding orders to allow for an additional 10 minutes here just now, or at the end of business, to allow members to raise the issues that they had on the agenda? I thank Mr Kelly for raising that point. I intend to have discussions with Mr Kelly as a business manager and the other business managers about whether members wish for the extra 10 minutes back and when that would be arranged. So we'll arrange that discussions after First Minister's Questions.