Portfolio Questions

Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Foysol Choudhury S6O-00740 1. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding how its international development programme can help to support less developed countries that are at the forefront of climate damage. Jim Fairlie S6O-00741 2. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the potential impact on Scotland of the proposed "Brexit Freedoms Bill". Mark Griffin S6O-00742 3. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding how its international development programme can support the sharing of vaccines and help to tackle the reported vaccine apartheid in the global south. Monica Lennon S6O-00743 4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with National Records of Scotland and other organisations, on the challenges facing people affected by historic forced adoption when seeking to access records. Douglas Lumsden S6O-00744 5. To ask the Scottish Government what legal advice it has received on introducing the proposed referendum bill on Scottish independence. Alex Rowley S6O-00745 6. To ask the Scottish Government what impact Brexit has had on its policies across government, including how it invests in business. Siobhian Brown S6O-00746 7. To ask the Scottish Government how it is building on Scotland's relations with the EU post-Brexit. Joe FitzPatrick S6O-00747 8. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported calls for the Head of the Civil Service to investigate and rule on the deployment of Scottish Government civil servants to develop policy on independence.