Bill Bowman MSP

That the Parliament welcomes the news that Abertay University has been ranked the best in Europe for video games degree programmes for the sixth consecutive year; understands that the prestigious annual Princeton Review places the Dundee institution as the top university in Europe for undergraduate games education and in the global top 10 at postgraduate level; acknowledges that the Princeton Review is one of the video games industry's key international benchmarks for excellence, and wishes Abertay University continued success in this field.

That the Parliament welcomes the news that Abertay University has been ranked the best in Europe for video games degree programmes for the sixth consecutive year; understands that the prestigious annual Princeton Review places the Dundee institution as the top university in Europe for undergraduate games education and in the global top 10 at postgraduate level; acknowledges that the Princeton Review is one of the video games industry's key international benchmarks for excellence, and wishes Abertay University continued success in this field.

That the Parliament welcomes the news that Hayshead Playgroup in Arbroath will receive £5,000 from the Awards for All Scotland programme; understands that the playgroup will use the money to equip a new indoor play space; acknowledges that a trio of Angus organisations will benefit from this award, and wishes them all success in the future.

That the Parliament welcomes the news that Hayshead Playgroup in Arbroath will receive £5,000 from the Awards for All Scotland programme; understands that the playgroup will use the money to equip a new indoor play space; acknowledges that a trio of Angus organisations will benefit from this award, and wishes them all success in the future.

That the Parliament welcomes the money received by Plantlife Scotland from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which will enable it to work with local communities to carry out vital conservation work in the Cairngorms to save the twinflower plant and other rare species; recognises that this project will be supported by the Cairngorms National Park and Scottish Natural Heritage; welcomes Plantlife Scotland’s commitment to work with local communities and landowners to deliver this work, and recognises that this will contribute to restoring some of Scotland’s most threatened biodiversity.

That the Parliament welcomes the money received by Plantlife Scotland from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which will enable it to work with local communities to carry out vital conservation work in the Cairngorms to save the twinflower plant and other rare species; recognises that this project will be supported by the Cairngorms National Park and Scottish Natural Heritage; welcomes Plantlife Scotland’s commitment to work with local communities and landowners to deliver this work, and recognises that this will contribute to restoring some of Scotland’s most threatened biodiversity.

That the Parliament congratulates Gary Calder, who is from Dundee, on completing a four-hour cycle challenge in Tesco Riverside to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy UK; understands that Gary decided to undertake this challenge following several of his relatives being diagnosed with myotonic dystrohpy; notes that he raised £377.64 as a result; understands that Gary will also compete in the Miami Marathon in February 2020 to raise more money for the charity, and wishes him success with this.

That the Parliament congratulates Gary Calder, who is from Dundee, on completing a four-hour cycle challenge in Tesco Riverside to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy UK; understands that Gary decided to undertake this challenge following several of his relatives being diagnosed with myotonic dystrohpy; notes that he raised £377.64 as a result; understands that Gary will also compete in the Miami Marathon in February 2020 to raise more money for the charity, and wishes him success with this.

That the Parliament welcomes the news that Ryan Grant, who is from Arbroath, has raised £954 for Cancer Research UK, which it believes is the world's largest charity dedicated to saving lives through research; understands that Ryan raised the money by taking a charity bungee jump off the Killiecrankie Bridge; acknowledges that he presented the funds to the manager of the charity's shop in Arbroath, and thanks Ryan for his efforts.

That the Parliament welcomes the news that Ryan Grant, who is from Arbroath, has raised £954 for Cancer Research UK, which it believes is the world's largest charity dedicated to saving lives through research; understands that Ryan raised the money by taking a charity bungee jump off the Killiecrankie Bridge; acknowledges that he presented the funds to the manager of the charity's shop in Arbroath, and thanks Ryan for his efforts.

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had any discussions with the BBC in Scotland about its local democracy reporter scheme, with respect to the viability of weekly newspapers.

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had any discussions with the BBC in Scotland about its local democracy reporter scheme, with respect to the viability of weekly newspapers.

To ask the Scottish Government how older people in the North East Scotland region will be supported as the country enters the next phase of lifting the COVID-19 lockdown.

To ask the Scottish Government how older people in the North East Scotland region will be supported as the country enters the next phase of lifting the COVID-19 lockdown.

To ask the Scottish Government whether, as part of its plans to update and strengthen existing licensing legislation covering dog breeding, selling and rehoming, it will introduce a requirement for anyone breeding, selling or transferring the ownership of (a) a litter of puppies to be registered and (b) more than one litter of puppies to be licensed.

To ask the Scottish Government whether, as part of its plans to update and strengthen existing licensing legislation covering dog breeding, selling and rehoming, it will introduce a requirement for anyone breeding, selling or transferring the ownership of (a) a litter of puppies to be registered and (b) more than one litter of puppies to be licensed.

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that the Port of Dundee is properly equipped to handle decommissioning work.

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that the Port of Dundee is properly equipped to handle decommissioning work.

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings in the Office for National Statistics report, Personal well-being in the UK: April 2018 to March 2019, which records 15.3% and 9.8% increases respectively in levels of anxiety over the last year among people in Angus and Dundee, and what its position is on whether the performance of NHS Tayside might have contributed to this.

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings in the Office for National Statistics report, Personal well-being in the UK: April 2018 to March 2019, which records 15.3% and 9.8% increases respectively in levels of anxiety over the last year among people in Angus and Dundee, and what its position is on whether the performance of NHS Tayside might have contributed to this.