Portfolio Questions selected for answer on 06 May 2015
Infrastructure, Investment and Cities
1. Rob Gibson: To ask the Scottish Government what carbon saving would be made by removing one supermarket lorry from the A9 between Edinburgh and Thurso and carrying the contents by rail. (S4O-04274)
2. Murdo Fraser: To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on reducing journey times on the Highland mainline between Inverness and Edinburgh. (S4O-04275)
3. Neil Bibby: [Not Lodged]
4. Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Government what changes it has planned for government procurement. (S4O-04277)
5. Margaret McCulloch: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with its rail electrification strategy. (S4O-04278)
6. Cameron Buchanan: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase investment in roads as a result of the forecast population increase. (S4O-04279)
7. Patrick Harvie: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the transport recommendations made by the Committee on Climate Change in its 2015 progress report. (S4O-04280)
8. Richard Lyle: To ask the Scottish Government what opportunities enhanced devolution could bring to the transport system. (S4O-04281)
9. Adam Ingram: [Not Lodged]
10. John Mason: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the status of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme. (S4O-04283)
Culture, Europe and External Affairs
1. Chic Brodie: To ask the Scottish Government what benefits it considers the EU brings to Scotland. (S4O-04284)
2. John Pentland: To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs will announce the location and timetable for the development of a permanent Scottish film studio. (S4O-04285)
3. Rhoda Grant: To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to the film and arts sectors in Shetland. (S4O-04286)
4. Mark Griffin: [Not Lodged]
5. Claudia Beamish: To ask the Scottish Government what support it will give to local festivals and community celebrations across South Scotland, such as Beltane in Peebles, Lanimers in Lanark and The Wickerman Festival in Dumfries and Galloway. (S4O-04288)
6. Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Creative Scotland. (S4O-04289)
7. Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made in bringing to an end the dispute at the National Museum of Scotland. (S4O-04290)
8. Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors proceedings at the European Parliament. (S4O-04291)
9. Alex Fergusson: To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the use of the funding that it grants to Scotland’s festivals. (S4O-04292)
10. Stewart Maxwell: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Scottish Commemorations Programme’s First World War commemorations for 2015. (S4O-04293)
General Questions selected for answer on 06 May 2015
1. Johann Lamont: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to assess and sustain the levels of support staff in schools. (S4O-04294)
2. Margaret Mitchell: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the effectiveness of Police Scotland’s strategy for engaging with local communities. (S4O-04295)
3. Graeme Dey: To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to local authorities on the purposes for which self-directed support may be used. (S4O-04296)
4. Annabel Goldie: To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the implementation of the Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse Scotland, which was piloted in Aberdeen and Ayrshire. (S4O-04297)
5. Stewart Stevenson: To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with NorthConnect’s £2 billion power scheme between Aberdeenshire and Scandinavia. (S4O-04298)
6. Alex Rowley: To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints Police Scotland has received from Fife residents regarding police response and call-out times since services were moved from the Fife control centre to Bilston Glen. (S4O-04299)
7. Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in ensuring that the ambulance and health services on Mull meet the needs and expectations of the local community as expressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport at a meeting in March 2015. (S4O-04300)
8. Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Government when its review of out-of-hours primary care services will be published. (S4O-04301)
9. Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government whether Barnett consequentials arising from a mansion tax could help the NHS meet its waiting time guarantee. (S4O-04302)
10. Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to help sustain and promote community-based industries. (S4O-04303)
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