Portfolio Questions

Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Linda Fabiani S5O-00335 1. To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet the Department for International Development in East Kilbride. Claire Baker 2. [Not Lodged] Mary Fee S5O-00337 3. To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet the UK Government regarding the result of the EU referendum. Bruce Crawford S5O-00338 4. To ask the Scottish Government how important tourism is to the economy. David Stewart S5O-00339 5. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to VisitScotland and The Highland Council to encourage tourists to the Highlands and Islands, including by ensuring that the North Coast 500 route is fully maintained. Mairi Evans S5O-00340 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the UK Government regarding Brexit. Jamie Greene S5O-00341 7. To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out regarding what representation an independent Scotland could have in the European Parliament and on the European Council. Richard Lyle S5O-00342 8. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley Tourist Board and similar bodies in promoting the country's public spaces. Jeremy Balfour S5O-00343 9. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how the proposal by Edinburgh City Council to introduce a tourist tax could impact on the number of visitors to the city. Gordon Lindhurst S5O-00344 10. To ask the Scottish Government what impact Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site status, and the built heritage within it, has on visitor numbers to the city. Justice Kenneth Gibson S5O-00345 1. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact is on Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service of having to make VAT payments. Kate Forbes S5O-00346 2. To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to people from Scotland who are engaged in legal proceedings in jurisdictions outside Scotland. Fulton MacGregor S5O-00347 3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the number of women being given custodial sentences and how it supports those who have been involved in offending. Rachael Hamilton S5O-00348 4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to resolve the reported backlog of cases in the Scottish courts. Emma Harper S5O-00349 5. To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Justice last met the chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service and what issues were discussed. Liam Kerr 6. [Not Lodged] George Adam S5O-00351 7. To ask the Scottish Government what the implications on the justice system are of leaving the EU. Peter Chapman S5O-00352 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Police Scotland's standard operating procedures for unauthorised sites used by Gypsy/Travellers. Mike Rumbles 9. [Not Lodged] Adam Tomkins S5O-00354 10. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Police Scotland's latest Your View Counts survey.