Portfolio Questions

Justice and the Law Officers

Linda Fabiani S5O-05114
1. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service regarding any court delays in cases relating to domestic abuse.

Keith Brown S5O-05115
2. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding offering routine COVID-19 testing to police officers.

Emma Harper
3. [Not Lodged]

Claire Baker S5O-05117
4. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made with its commitment in the 2017 Equally Safe Delivery Plan to develop multi-agency domestic homicide reviews.

Kenneth Gibson S5O-05118
5. To ask the Scottish Government how many knife crimes there were in North Ayrshire in the most recent year for which information is available, and how this compares with the peak year for such offences since 1999.

Neil Findlay S5O-05119
6. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the pardoning of miners convicted of offences relating to the strike in 1984-85.

Alasdair Allan S5O-05120
7. To ask the Scottish Government what preparations Police Scotland is making for the reintroduction of COVID-19 local restriction levels.

Shona Robison S5O-05121
8. To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it has provided to support efforts to reduce reoffending in Dundee and ensure continuity in delivering a fair and balanced approach to youth justice, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Constitution, Europe and External Affairs

Jeremy Balfour S5O-05122
1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it will publish the draft bill for an independence referendum announced in its Programme for Government for 2020-21.

Claudia Beamish S5O-05123
2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report by the Disasters Emergency Committee, Breaking Point , and how this will impact on its international development strategy.

Bob Doris S5O-05124
3. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU on the opportunities for young people from Scotland to live, work or study in the EU.

Gordon Lindhurst S5O-05125
4. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the UK’s withdrawal from the EU has had on Scotland’s relationships with countries outwith the EU.

Fulton MacGregor S5O-05126
5. To ask the Scottish Government to what extent it expects the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 to impact on the powers of the Scottish Parliament.

Colin Beattie S5O-05127
6. To ask the Scottish Government what recent representations it has made to the UK Government regarding visas for people wishing to work in Scotland, and whether it is able to clarify the visa requirements for student internships to ensure that these international exchanges can continue.

Gail Ross S5O-05128
7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness ahead of the June 2021 deadline of the EU settled status scheme.

Richard Lyle S5O-05129
8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to support companies that have been the most impacted by a loss of business due to Brexit.