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I do not have any other questions.

We should also write to island community councils to get them involved.

We should write to Police Scotland to seek a clear explanation of how its policy on recording the sex of perpetrators of crimes aligns with the organisation’s values. We should also seek further information on whether a consistent approach to recording crime data is taken across Scotland and, in particular, on whether there is a central database for recording information on rape and sexual offences.

We should congratulate the petitioner, because reusable water bottles have a lot of environmental benefits and encourage kids to drink more water.

We could also ask whether there is a database with information about the families. For example, if something went wrong with a headstone, would we have the family’s contact details?

We are dealing with PE2061, are we not?

I visited nursing classes held at Edinburgh College’s Sighthill campus. The programme leaders expressed concerns about students not taking up nursing and midwifery courses due to the lack of support. We need to make that career path more attractive. One of the points that was mentioned was the need for more financial support for student nurses. Paying student nurses for their placement hours would be a relief and would be beneficial because it would attract more students to nursing in the future. It is one solution to filling the gap in nursing vacancies, not only by helping students with financial support but by promoting nursing and midwifery as a valuable career choice in the long term.

I have a question that follows from what Fergus Ewing asked earlier. Do you think that there could be a barrier for board members, if they have to have specific technical skills and knowledge about the islands to be on a board? Is that one reason why people are not coming forward to become board members?

I had a round-table meeting with students earlier this year. They had loads of concerns about the pressure that they are under.

The minister mentioned that the Scottish Government is considering the funding arrangements. Can we ask the Government what consideration it is giving to issues such as the housing crisis, which place even more pressure on social work students? Will that factor into any decisions about the need for bursaries?

Yes.