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The Scottish Government does not hold this information. These initiatives aim to raise awareness of cybercrime and fraud, and provide advice to help people improve their online and telephone safety. I would encourage everyone to make the most of the resources available in order to protect themselves online.

The Scottish Government supports the efforts of Police Scotland and partners to tackle fraud and cybercrime, and reduce the harm such crimes inflict upon communities across Scotland. The investigation of fraud and cybercrime is an operational matter for Police Scotland and you may wish to contact them directly for an update on their investigative and fraud prevention work on the Orkney Islands.

I would encourage anyone who has been a victim of fraud or cybercrime to report it to Police Scotland by calling 101, or 999 in an emergency.

We've been considering the consultation responses and engaging with stakeholders, and partners, to refine the National Action Plan on Neurological Conditions, which will be published in final form later this year.

The following table shows laboratory confirmed reports in Scotland of Borrelia burgdorferi , the bacteria which causes Lyme disease , reported to Health Protection Scotland (HPS) June 2014 to May 2019 in each NHS board area by year

Scottish Government plans to increase the number of farm visits and event opportunities for young people were announced at the Royal Highland Show on 21 June as part of the new Good Food Futures programme.

The farm visits and events will be delivered in partnership with the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET). RHET are currently planning these visits and events for the 2019-2020 school year and further details will be announced in due course.

We meet the SPFL – and other stakeholders in Scottish football – regularly and therefore do not have a record of how many times we have met in the last two years.

Unacceptable conduct – and the data provided by the SPFL in confidence – was discussed at a number of these meetings.

I wrote to SPFL chief executive Neil Donaster on 18 June 2019, reiterating our view that the SPFL should publish the data.

The SPFL also shared the data – with the same conditions attached – with the Scottish FA and Police Scotland.

Following the 2016 Scottish Cup Final, the SPFL agreed to our request to provide data on unacceptable conduct.

To date, we have only received in confidence data for the 2017-18 season. We do not have a record of how many times this document has been accessed.

There is no contract.

Microplastics are present nearly everywhere in modern life; in the air we breathe and in the water environment. They have been found in fish, shellfish, table salt, beer, honey and chicken, and have been intentionally used in goods such as toothpaste and chewing gum. The best way of reducing their unintended ingress into the food supply chain is to reduce their source.

The Scottish Government has taken action on primary microplastic pollution. In June 2018 we introduced legislation to ban the manufacture and sale of plastic microbeads in rinse-off personal care products which passed through water treatment systems and entered our waters directly. We are also working in partnership with industry to build on their best practice guidance in Operation Clean Sweep to ensure pellet loss is minimised in the future.

Secondary microplastics, resulting from the degradation of macroplastics, are best reduced by taking action at source. As part of the Scottish Government focus to grow our circular economy, there are many actions in the Marine Litter Strategy and National Litter Strategy to lower the amount of plastic that enters our waters. We are the first UK administration to commit to establishing a deposit return scheme, and to introducing legislation to ban plastic-stemmed cotton buds, which is expected to come into force this year.