General Questions

Bill Bowman S5O-01634 1. To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it undertook with HMRC regarding any potential negative impact of diverging tax bands and rates from the rest of the UK. Dean Lockhart S5O-01635 2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest Scottish Fiscal Commission forecasts for economic growth. Adam Tomkins S5O-01636 3. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason in its Draft Budget, spending on equalities is being increased by 12%. Gail Ross S5O-01637 4. To ask the Scottish Government how many probationer teachers there will be in the academic year 2018-19. Lewis Macdonald S5O-01638 5. To ask the Scottish Government by what date the National Trauma Network will be fully operational. Peter Chapman S5O-01639 6. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop its policy for land value taxes, in light of the Scottish Land Commission's research on the use of such taxes in other countries. Colin Beattie S5O-01640 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its current road safety initiatives. Iain Gray S5O-01641 8. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the performance of ScotRail in delivering services on the North Berwick to Edinburgh line. Claire Baker S5O-01642 9. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Fife College and what issues were discussed. Gordon Lindhurst S5O-01643 10. To ask the Scottish Government what effect the amalgamation of schools can have on communities that lose their local school as a result.