Portfolio Questions

Covid-19 Recovery and Parliamentary Business Pam Duncan-Glancy S6O-01086 1. To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update to Parliament on when it plans to bring forward legislation to incorporate human rights treaties. Brian Whittle S6O-01087 2. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to improving data gathering and data management across government as part of the development of policies relating to the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Craig Hoy S6O-01088 3. To ask the Scottish Government what cross-government discussions regarding the remaining COVID-19 hospital restrictions have taken place as part of its Covid Recovery Strategy. Monica Lennon 4. [Not Lodged] Paul McLennan S6O-01090 5. To ask the Scottish Government what role a COVID-19 booster vaccination programme this winter will play in its Covid Recovery Strategy. Neil Bibby 6. [Not Lodged] Sarah Boyack S6O-01092 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what modelling it has undertaken to estimate the impact on its Covid Recovery Strategy of removing population-wide testing and contact tracing at the end of April. Daniel Johnson S6O-01093 8. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason a number of written parliamentary questions have not received an answer by ministers within the required timescale. Net Zero, Energy and Transport Gordon MacDonald S6O-01094 1. To ask the Scottish Government what measures are available to stakeholders seeking to manage invasive species and mitigate their impact. Jackie Baillie S6O-01095 2. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on using Scottish Water's reserves to fund a £100 rebate for customers. Liz Smith S6O-01096 3. To ask the Scottish Government how it will respond to the UK Government’s consultation, launched on 9 May, regarding the proposed expansion of its Warm Home Discount scheme. Russell Findlay S6O-01097 4. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with ScotRail regarding returning rail services to pre-pandemic levels. Emma Harper S6O-01098 5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with TransPennine Express, Network Rail and ScotRail regarding the reported frequent cancellation of rail services on the West Coast Main Line, particularly impacting travellers using rail services at Lockerbie Station. Claire Baker S6O-01099 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the Levenmouth Rail Link, including the planned reopening date. David Torrance S6O-01100 7. To ask the Scottish Government how the ambitions expressed in the first annual report to Parliament on progress in developing the Environment Strategy for Scotland coincide with the findings of the latest IPCC report. Stephen Kerr S6O-01101 8. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to local authorities to enable them to reduce Scope 3 emissions.