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Yes. The First Minister will set out his priorities in the new Parliamentary term and these plans will be announced in due course.

The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.

The information you requested is as follows:

The Scottish Government is committed to reforming crofting law, subject to agreement by parliament, to support the future of crofting. The Scottish Government sets out its legislative agendas for each year in the respective Programme for Government.

A consultation on proposals for crofting law reform was launched on 6 June 2024, and will close on 2 September 2024. Throughout July and August, officials have held public events throughout the crofting counties, which have been well attended with positive discussion.

The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.

The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.

Please see the breakdown of recorded bullying and harassment cases as advised by each NHS Board through Staff Governance Monitoring returns from 2021 in the following table. Please note, recorded cases for 2023-24 are not yet available centrally.

As defined in the policy, there are two stages to raise bullying and harassment concerns. Early resolution cases are resolved at the earliest opportunity by informing the other party of the impact of their behaviour or actions. If early resolution is unsuccessful or inappropriate, cases can be raised formally.

(Source: Staff Governance Monitoring Annual Board Returns)

The Scottish Government has allocated £20,000 per annum to support the Makar since 2021.

There are currently no vacancies.

The list of current Whistleblowing Champions for each board can be accessed via this link: Public appointments - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).

Service innovation and redesign are central to the future of NHS, and the CytoSCOT programme is an excellent example of how innovation in diagnostic services can support patients to access alternatives to traditional endoscopy closer to home, helping to reduce demand on health services.

NHS Scotland’s Centre for Sustainable Delivery (CfSD) continues to support island Health Boards to implement this service, with NHS Orkney and NHS Shetland expected to begin roll out later this year.