Chamber and committees

Am I right in thinking that that is done on request and that you do not produce such information annually?

My final question is on the register of persons holding a controlled interest in land. You have highlighted that people will be able to identify online who owns individual pieces of land, but will you produce any summary information about the pattern of land ownership and who owns land, from local authorities to foreign-owned companies?

Convener, you will be happy to hear that I have only a few questions to clarify some points because most of my questions have been covered.

Firstly, keeper, in your opening statement, you said that ROS has achieved land mass coverage of just over 95 per cent. Last year, when you were in front of the committee that coverage was just over 90 per cent. Given the difficulties you have expressed, how have you covered another 5 per? Is that from the backlog, is it from the register of sasine transfers? How have you closed that 5 per cent?

Just to be clear, so that I have this straight in my head, if somebody goes into a community pharmacy with a private prescription to be fulfilled, is there no record of where it originated from?

Okay. Thanks very much.

So there was, in effect, no consultation.

Okay. Before the original ban was enacted, what consultation took place between the Scottish and UK Governments about it?

Right. That was just so that I am clear about that.

You mentioned the time limit, and you rightly identified that it has been extended from 3 September to 26 November. Are there any plans to extend it further, beyond that date?

That information is not gathered centrally.

You mentioned private prescriptions coming from abroad that have been purchased over the internet. My understanding is that any medication that a person has started on prior to the ban coming in will be continued. Is there clear guidance on the extent of community pharmacists’ responsibilities when they are asked to continue to dispense privately prescribed puberty blockers?