Portfolio Questions

Finance and the Constitution Linda Fabiani S5O-01584 1. To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet the UK Government to discuss matters relating to the constitution. Bill Bowman S5O-01585 2. To ask the Scottish Government how it will compensate for decreasing levels of landfill tax revenues as the amount of waste to landfill decreases. Ross Greer S5O-01586 3. To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that sufficient funding is provided to local authorities to help them meet the needs of their residents. Lewis Macdonald S5O-01587 4. To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure fair and adequate funding for all of Scotland’s local authorities. Jeremy Balfour S5O-01588 5. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government's decision to do so, whether it will bring forward the linking of non-domestic rates poundage to CPI from 2020 to April 2018. David Stewart S5O-01589 6. To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has received from local authorities regarding the Draft Budget. Kenneth Gibson S5O-01590 7. To ask the Scottish Government by how much PFI/PPP payments will increase in 2018-19, given such payments and index-linked bonds include charges that increase with inflation. Ivan McKee S5O-01591 8. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that departmental spend is delivering the most effective outcomes in terms of the National Performance Framework indicators. Rhoda Grant S5O-01592 9. To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it is offering to local authorities that are using reserve funds to provide essential services. Emma Harper S5O-01593 10. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the UK Government's financial and economic policies will have on the Scottish Budget. Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Jackson Carlaw 1. [Not Lodged] Fulton MacGregor S5O-01595 2. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports local authorities in attracting businesses and jobs to town centres. John Mason S5O-01596 3. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding European Structural Funds and regional policy after Brexit. Mairi Gougeon S5O-01597 4. To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages employers to pay at least the living wage to under 25s. Mark Griffin S5O-01598 5. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to create targets with specific deadlines to reduce the disability employment gap. Brian Whittle S5O-01599 6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase workforce productivity. John Scott S5O-01600 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding establishing schemes that aim to attract more seasonal skilled labour across all sectors, such as the former S easonal Agricultural Workers Scheme . Liam McArthur S5O-01601 8. To ask the Scottish Government what immediate action it is taking to support the economies of Orkney and Shetland. Colin Beattie S5O-01602 9. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in improving productivity across the country. Dean Lockhart S5O-01603 10. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to work with the UK Government on the implementation of the UK industrial strategy.