Meeting of the Parliament

Portfolio Questions Covid-19 Recovery and Parliamentary Business Finlay Carson S6O-00990 1. To ask the Scottish Government, as part of the delivery of a cross-government Covid Recovery Strategy, what efforts it is making to ensure the resilience of Scotland’s response to any future pandemic. Alex Rowley S6O-00991 2. To ask the Scottish Government how its cross-government co-ordination of Covid Recovery policies will address the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the population. Carol Mochan S6O-00992 3. To ask the Scottish Government how Long COVID has been factored into its COVID-19 strategic review. Craig Hoy S6O-00993 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the total costs of the COVID-19 vaccine certification scheme. Mercedes Villalba S6O-00994 5. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential impact on its Covid Recovery Strategy of its decision to end the universal provision of lateral flow tests. Jackie Dunbar S6O-00995 6. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential impact on its Covid Recovery Strategy of the reported cost of living crisis. Pauline McNeill S6O-00996 7. To ask the Scottish Government how its policies across government will support young people living in Glasgow to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Paul O'Kane S6O-00997 8. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on its Covid Recovery Strategy of its future plans for contact tracing. Net Zero, Energy and Transport Bob Doris S6O-00998 1. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of the impact of rising energy costs on fuel poverty in the most deprived communities. Gillian Mackay S6O-00999 2. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to make homes easier to keep warm, in light of the need to tackle the reported cost of living crisis. Douglas Lumsden S6O-01000 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress regarding the transport projects funded from the £254 million announced in 2016 and as part of the Aberdeen City Region Deal. Pam Duncan-Glancy S6O-01001 4. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported concerns of taxi drivers in Glasgow that they may be forced to leave the profession unless further support is offered when Low Emission Zones come into force. Rachael Hamilton S6O-01002 5. To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs in the forestry sector have been created as a result of the Scottish National Investment Bank. Foysol Choudhury S6O-01003 6. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Transport Scotland, Network Rail, Winchburgh Developments Limited and West Lothian Council relating to the provision of a railway station at Winchburgh. Fulton MacGregor S6O-01004 7. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to help people experiencing fuel poverty as a result of increased energy bills. Maggie Chapman S6O-01005 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its engagement with the Campaign for North East Rail. followed by Scottish Government Debate: UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Implications for Scotland That the Parliament agrees that the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund fails to meet the Conservative manifesto commitment to replace Scotland’s EU Structural Funds in full; understands that Scotland will receive only £212 million, which is £337 million short of the £549 million estimated to be an appropriate replacement for EU Structural Funds, and calls on the UK Government to immediately increase the value of the fund to at least the level provided previously by Scotland’s EU Structural Funds; believes that the failure to do this will leave communities and third sector organisations across Scotland without important resources needed to tackle poverty and inequality; further believes that the lack of decision making for the Scottish Government in the governance of the Fund undermines devolution; considers that this approach will fail Scotland’s communities, which have benefited substantially from decades of EU investment, and further calls on the UK Government to fully devolve control of the Fund to the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government. followed by Decision Time followed by Members' Business — S6M-03442 Graham Simpson: Honouring Emergency Workers That the Parliament recognises the campaign by the Lanarkshire Police Historical Society for officers murdered in the line of duty, including Constable George Taylor and Detective Sergeant William Ross Hunt, both of Strathclyde Police Force, to receive posthumous UK bravery awards; further recognises what it sees as the need for those who lose their lives while on public duty to receive recognition; notes the view that the UK Government should agree to create a new award for all emergency workers who are killed while serving the public, and that this should be retrospective; recognises what it sees as the sterling bravery shown by Constable George Taylor and Sergeant William Ross Hunt in the face of what it understands was horrific violence; congratulates the Chief Constable of Police Scotland, Iain Livingstone, on agreeing to honour both men, and notes with sadness the long wait that their families have had for both men to be acknowledged.