General Questions

Elena Whitham S6O-00225 1. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase the capacity of on-street charging infrastructure as drivers switch to electric vehicles. Liam Kerr S6O-00226 2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent research, which suggests that chain stores in Scotland closed at a rate of 30 per week during the first six months of 2021. Bill Kidd S6O-00227 3. To ask the Scottish Government what the timescales and number of units are for the roll-out of electric vehicle charging sites across Scotland. Colin Smyth S6O-00228 4. To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement part 3 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 to allow local authorities to bring forward proposals to directly run bus services in their area. Tess White S6O-00229 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the dualling of the A96. Gillian Martin S6O-00230 6. To ask the Scottish Government how it will support young people to find rewarding and sustainable employment. Neil Gray S6O-00231 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to close the poverty-related attainment gap, including in response to the reduction to universal credit. Willie Rennie S6O-00232 8. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the scale of unemployment among qualified teachers. Gillian Mackay S6O-00233 9. To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that young people's views on climate change are listened to in the run up to COP26. Mark Ruskell S6O-00234 10. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK and Danish governments on the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance.