General Questions

Colin Beattie S6O-05307 1. To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to community organisations that are seeking to take forward regeneration projects. Richard Leonard S6O-05308 2. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the issue of assaults against transport workers. Submitting member has a registered interest. Davy Russell S6O-05309 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to further support the Programme for Scotland's Childminding Future beyond its current three-year cycle in order to continue to grow the number of childminders across Scotland. Michael Marra S6O-05310 4. [Not Lodged] Jeremy Balfour S6O-05311 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm that it will not allocate any further funding to the extension of the tram network in Edinburgh. Martin Whitfield S6O-05312 6. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of an increase of 63 full-time equivalent teachers in 2025 compared with the previous year, how it will fulfil its commitment to recruit 3,500 new teachers before the end of the current parliamentary session. Miles Briggs S6O-05313 7. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's public consultation on the proposed closure of Marionville Fire Station in Edinburgh. Alex Rowley S6O-05314 8. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the ongoing reduction to both provision and facilities at the Elmwood campus of Scotland’s Rural College in Cupar, what its position is on the future of the college's base in the North East Fife constituency.