Portfolio Questions

Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy Roz McCall S6O-03452 1. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to promote Scottish manufacturing. Maurice Golden S6O-03453 2. To ask the Scottish Government what elements it has identified that led to it not meeting its household recycling targets in 2013 and 2020. David Torrance S6O-03454 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the "key messages" that are contained in the Climate Change Committee’s letter, Design and implement carbon budgets in Scotland, dated 14 May 2024. Christine Grahame S6O-03455 4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had and will have with rural communities, such as residents and businesses in the Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency, regarding the restrictions on the installation of wood burning stoves. Daniel Johnson 5. [Not Lodged] Elena Whitham S6O-03457 6. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the net zero secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any plans to review any unintended impacts of the fourth National Planning Framework on energy policy. Stephanie Callaghan 7. [Not Lodged] Annie Wells S6O-03459 8. To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to support businesses to address reported declining retail sales. Finance, Deputy First Minister Responsibilities and Parliamentary Business Ash Regan S6O-03460 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the impact of the updated fiscal framework. Bob Doris S6O-03461 2. To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes ethical procurement processes across the public sector, to embed principles such as fair work and sustainability, including in the college and university sector. Pam Gosal S6O-03462 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is regarding Scotland's budgetary forecast to reports that the UK economy officially exited a recession and outperformed the first quarter of 2024 forecast of the Bank of England. Mark Ruskell S6O-03463 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to consult on the introduction of a carbon emissions land tax for large landowners. Clare Haughey S6O-03464 5. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the reduction in Scotland’s capital budget as a result of changes to Scotland’s block grant. Ruth Maguire S6O-03465 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the fourth National Planning Framework specifically in relation to revocation of the Special Development Order at the Ardeer peninsula. James Dornan S6O-03466 7. To ask the Scottish Government what work has been conducted to assess any impact of repaying private finance initiative debt obligations on local authority budgets. Bill Kidd S6O-03467 8. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the reduction in Scotland’s revenue budget as a result of changes to the block grant has had on funding allocations to local authorities in the current financial year.