Portfolio Questions

Rural Economy and Tourism

Colin Beattie S5O-04833
1. To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it is providing to the holiday accommodation sector regarding the relaxation of the COVID-19 restrictions over Christmas.

Willie Rennie S5O-04834
2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the financial support for businesses in the rural economy and tourism sector that are affected by COVID-19 restrictions.

Jackie Baillie S5O-04835
3. To ask the Scottish Government what support it has provided for hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Annie Wells S5O-04836
4. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to NFU Scotland’s call for Less Favoured Area Support Scheme payments for 2020 to be fully reinstated to 2018 rates.

Sarah Boyack S5O-04837
5. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its importance to the tourist industry, what additional support it plans to provide to the hospitality sector.

Kenneth Gibson S5O-04838
6. To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the potential economic impact will be on rural and island economies of rewilding measures.

Johann Lamont S5O-04839
7. To ask the Scottish Government how it will support the recovery of the tourism sector in Glasgow, in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alex Cole-Hamilton S5O-04840
8. To ask the Scottish Government how it is preparing to facilitate tourism activity and events in Edinburgh over the course of 2021.


Justice and the Law Officers

Colin Smyth S5O-04849
1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the decision to hold jury trials for Dumfries and Stranraer sheriff courts in Ayr.

Maurice Corry S5O-04850
2. To ask the Scottish Government how it is responding to the issue of offenders having no home to return to when they are released from prison.

Claire Baker S5O-04851
3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report, The Picture of Anti-Social Behaviour in Scotland.

Richard Lyle S5O-04852
4. To ask the Scottish Government what support is being provided to local authorities, Police Scotland and the Crown Office to help implement the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act 2019.

Claudia Beamish S5O-04853
5. To ask the Scottish Government what the level is of children's and young people’s participation in the civil courts, and how it monitors the quality of the support that they are given.

Finlay Carson S5O-04854
6. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to the courts system to allow criminal jury trials to proceed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alex Rowley S5O-04855
7. To ask the Scottish Government what recent action it has taken to address any staff shortages in prisons.

Bill Bowman S5O-04856
8. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the claim by Victim Support Scotland that spending on offender services is more than double the amount spent on victims.


Constitution, Europe and External Affairs

Miles Briggs S5O-04857
1. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on promoting Fair Trade awareness across the public sector.

Neil Findlay S5O-04858
2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase democratic engagement.

David Stewart S5O-04859
3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its preparations for the end of the Brexit transition period.

Clare Adamson S5O-04860
4. To ask the Scottish Government how it anticipates the UK Internal Market Bill will affect Scotland's education system.

Michelle Ballantyne S5O-04861
5. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on which post-Brexit trading arrangements between the UK and EU would be best for Scotland.

Iain Gray S5O-04862
6. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how leaving the EU will impact on East Lothian.

David Torrance S5O-04863
7. To ask the Scottish Government what impact it considers the UK Internal Market Bill will have in Scotland on food standards, environmental standards and public health policies such as minimum unit pricing.

Pauline McNeill S5O-04864
8. To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates the end of the Brexit transition period could have on delays to the delivery of vaccines.