Portfolio Questions

Covid-19 Recovery and Parliamentary Business Sandesh Gulhane S6O-01964 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will propose scheduling parliamentary time to debate strengthening the scrutiny role of the Parliament in holding the Scottish Ministers to account. Alasdair Allan S6O-01965 2. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential impact on turnout at future Scottish Parliament and local authority elections of the introduction by the UK Government of voter ID requirements for elections to the UK Parliament. Stephen Kerr S6O-01966 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will propose time for a parliamentary debate on the effective scrutiny of the Scottish Ministers. Bob Doris S6O-01967 4. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase voter turnout in both Scottish parliamentary and local government elections. Oliver Mundell S6O-01968 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how its Covid Recovery Strategy is supporting the tackling of health inequalities, including in relation to accessing key services such as dentistry. Jenni Minto S6O-01969 6. To ask the Scottish Government how its Covid Recovery Strategy is supporting third sector organisations in rural and island communities, such as Argyll and Bute, to improve health support, including for people with long COVID. Jeremy Balfour S6O-01970 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether any post-legislative reviews of the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) Scotland Act 2022 are being conducted. Jackie Dunbar S6O-01971 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to propose the scheduling of time for a ministerial statement on compulsory sale orders. Finance and the Economy Maggie Chapman S6O-01972 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to define green jobs, including green energy jobs, to help ensure that investment and resources can be targeted to achieve a low-carbon economy. Fiona Hyslop S6O-01973 2. To ask the Scottish Government what its initial assessment is of any potential impacts that the Windsor Framework may have on Scotland’s economy. Kaukab Stewart S6O-01974 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the fourth National Planning Framework since its adoption on 13 February 2023. Kenneth Gibson S6O-01975 4. To ask the Scottish Government what the cost to the public purse will be of private finance initiatives and public private partnerships in 2023-24, and how this compares to 2022-23. Stuart McMillan S6O-01976 5. To ask the Scottish Government what financial support, in addition to the local government settlement, will be allocated to Inverclyde Council in 2023-24, and how this compares to 2022-23. Marie McNair S6O-01977 6. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any cost pressure on council budgets relating to private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts. Mark Griffin S6O-01978 7. To ask the Scottish Government by how much local authority non-domestic rates bills will increase, following revaluation of public sector properties based on rebuild costs using the 1 April 2022 tone date. Alexander Burnett S6O-01979 8. To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Budget 2023-24 will support the economic development and prosperity of the north east.