Portfolio Questions

Justice and Veterans Neil Bibby S6O-00660 1. To ask the Scottish Government how it will address the reported repair backlog in Scottish Fire and Rescue Service properties. Gordon MacDonald S6O-00661 2. To ask the Scottish Government what lessons it has learned from the pilot schemes introduced at the three sheriff courts, in Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley, to modernise summary courts. Murdo Fraser S6O-00662 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported criticisms expressed by the legal sector concerning the proposals outlined in the legal services regulation reform consultation. Sharon Dowey S6O-00663 4. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Scottish Sentencing Council’s Sentencing Young People guideline, which is due to come into force on 26 January 2022. Siobhian Brown S6O-00664 5. To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with Police Scotland to tackle the reported increase in cases of cyber crime and extortion. Pauline McNeill S6O-00665 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans for legal services regulation reform. John Mason S6O-00666 7. To ask the Scottish Government how many people whose biological sex is male are currently in women’s prisons in Scotland. David Torrance S6O-00667 8. To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with Police Scotland to tackle cyber crime. Finance and the Economy Evelyn Tweed S6O-00668 1. To ask the Scottish Government what actions it is taking to address the reported labour shortages. Audrey Nicoll S6O-00669 2. To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with the latest Scottish Wholesale Food and Drink Resilience Fund. Willie Rennie S6O-00670 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide additional COVID-19 support funding for bed and breakfast and guest house operators. Neil Gray 4. [Withdrawn] Richard Leonard S6O-00672 5. To ask the Scottish Government what it considers its financial exposure to be in relation to its arrangements with GFG Alliance and its related companies. Colin Beattie S6O-00673 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its proposals on green ports as part of the wider investment to support a green recovery. Fulton MacGregor S6O-00674 7. To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it has made available for those business sectors that were impacted by COVID-19 restrictions required to control the Omicron wave of infections. Miles Briggs S6O-00675 8. To ask the Scottish Government how much funding for local authorities it has allocated in its draft Budget to help tackle homelessness.