Portfolio Questions

Justice and Veterans Alasdair Allan S6O-01150 1. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the courts system to clear the current reported backlog of cases. Stephen Kerr S6O-01151 2. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to involve victims more in the justice system. Paul McLennan S6O-01152 3. To ask the Scottish Government what role local authority scrutiny will have in relation to the recently published consultation document on police complaints, investigations and misconduct legislation. Pam Gosal S6O-01153 4. To ask the Scottish Government how many Police Scotland officers have retired in this financial year. Pam Duncan-Glancy S6O-01154 5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary or community safety minister have had with ministerial colleagues regarding action to ensure the safety of women attending abortion clinics in Glasgow. Paul O'Kane 6. [Not Lodged] Rhoda Grant S6O-01156 7. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to end sexual exploitation in Scotland. Sandesh Gulhane S6O-01157 8. To ask the Scottish Government what data it collects on any difficulties faced by veterans in Scotland, including on the prevalence of mental health issues and drug and alcohol abuse. Finance and the Economy Richard Leonard S6O-01158 1. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the finance ministers have had with ministerial colleagues regarding support for a Just Transition for the Grangemouth Refinery, including any future investment. Liz Smith S6O-01159 2. To ask the Scottish Government what lessons can be learnt from Reform Scotland’s recent publication about the future of the Scottish National Investment Bank. Alexander Stewart S6O-01160 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of superfast broadband. Claire Baker S6O-01161 4. To ask the Scottish Government how it is responding to the findings of the evaluation of the Small Business Bonus Scheme that it commissioned, which was carried out by the Fraser of Allander Institute. Christine Grahame S6O-01162 5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding measures to alleviate the impact in Scotland of the rises in the cost of living and energy. Donald Cameron S6O-01163 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how much additional funding it has allocated to the National Records of Scotland. Martin Whitfield S6O-01164 7. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment the finance secretary has made of any impact on Scotland’s financial outlook as a result of the reduction to ScotRail services. Miles Briggs S6O-01165 8. To ask the Scottish Government how many Green Jobs have been supported since the introduction of the Green Jobs Fund. Education and Skills Gillian Mackay S6O-01166 1. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Funding Council in light of the reported ongoing governance concerns at South Lanarkshire College. Gillian Martin S6O-01167 2. To ask the Scottish Government how it is monitoring and tracking the outcomes of the roll-out of school counsellors. Jackie Dunbar S6O-01168 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the condition of school buildings. Sarah Boyack S6O-01169 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to support college and university students impacted by the cost of living crisis. Foysol Choudhury S6O-01170 5. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support the so-called COVID generation of young people who have not received full assessments at school. Dean Lockhart S6O-01171 6. To ask the Scottish Government what impact any real-terms cuts to funding for further education are having on the college sector. Fulton MacGregor S6O-01172 7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to review and address any university funding gap, in light of reports of increasing numbers of international students being offered places, compared with Scottish-domiciled applicants. Emma Roddick S6O-01173 8. To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing to ensure that young people are educated on the issue of sexual consent.