Portfolio Questions selected for answer on 03 June 2015
Rural Affairs, Food and Environment
1. Alison McInnes: To ask the Scottish Government what factors it considers when designating seal haul-out sites. (S4O-04394)
2. Christian Allard: To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that more people can buy local and eat Scottish produce. (S4O-04395)
3. John Mason: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it can take to reduce the use of barbed wire in the vicinity of cattle in order to protect the quality of hides for leather production. (S4O-04396)
4. Iain Gray: To ask the Scottish Government what support it plans to provide to farmers’ markets. (S4O-04397)
5. Mark Griffin: To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to report on the outcome of its consultation on the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board. (S4O-04398)
6. David Torrance: To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the Fishing for Litter project. (S4O-04399)
7. David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government what the take-up has been for the Agri-environment Climate Scheme. (S4O-04400)
8. Stewart Stevenson: To ask the Scottish Government whether the futures programme is on track to receive all single application forms for rural payments and services by 15 June 2015. (S4O-04401)
9. Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Government what management structures it considers would be the best model for the Crown Estate rural holdings following responsibility being devolved to the Scottish Parliament. (S4O-04402)
10. Murdo Fraser: To ask the Scottish Government how it will take account of agricultural interests before it reaches a decision on the reintroduction of wild beaver. (S4O-04403)
Justice and the Law Officers
1. Angus MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of fiscal work orders. (S4O-04404)
2. Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent Audit Scotland report, which estimates that there may be a £42.7 million gap in the funding of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in 2019-20. (S4O-04405)
3. Alex Rowley: To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that there is an adequate joined-up approach to tackling antisocial behaviour. (S4O-04406)
4. Bob Doris: To ask the Scottish Government how the CashBack for Communities scheme has contributed to supporting sport and physical activity opportunities for young people in the Glasgow region. (S4O-04407)
5. Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Government how Police Scotland is held to account and on what occasions Scottish ministers have intervened in relation to policy issues. (S4O-04408)
6. Willie Coffey: To ask the Scottish Government how the justice system supports families of victims of fatal accidents. (S4O-04409)
7. John Pentland: To ask the Scottish Government when it will review its commitment to maintaining a minimum of 17,234 police officers in Police Scotland. (S4O-04410)
8. Malcolm Chisholm: To ask the Scottish Government when it will introduce legislation to facilitate multi-party actions in the Court of Session. (S4O-04411)
9. Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made with the UK Government regarding the recovery of VAT incurred by Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. (S4O-04412)
10. Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will encourage Police Scotland to publish responses to the consultation on the merger of K and L Divisions. (S4O-04413)
General Questions selected for answer on 04 June 2015
1. Claudia Beamish: To ask the Scottish Government what funding it is giving to enable NHS boards to offer the best possible guidance and support to new mothers to encourage breastfeeding. (S4O-04414)
2. Cara Hilton: To ask the Scottish Government whether all treatments approved for use by the Scottish Medicines Consortium are made available by the NHS. (S4O-04415)
3. Hanzala Malik: To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the treatment of people with hepatitis C in Glasgow. (S4O-04416)
4. Colin Beattie: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the level of engagement undertaken by Network Rail with local constituents during the building of the Borders Railway. (S4O-04417)
5. Bill Kidd: To ask the Scottish Government what involvement it had in the BAE Systems announcement that it plans to continue work in both the Scotstoun and Govan yards on the Clyde. (S4O-04418)
6. Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support town centres and develop employment opportunities. (S4O-04419)
7. Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government what strategy it has in place to ensure that listed buildings are preserved. (S4O-04420)
8. Clare Adamson: To ask the Scottish Government what impact the measures in the Queen’s Speech will have on its ability to tackle poverty and inequality. (S4O-04421)
9. Mike MacKenzie: To ask the Scottish Government what improvements it has made to the A82. (S4O-04422)
10. Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review business rates relief for local newspapers.(S4O-04423)
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