Portfolio Questions

Covid-19 Recovery and Parliamentary Business Gordon MacDonald S6O-00269 1. To ask the Scottish Government how its policies and actions across government will ensure that those hit hardest by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic are prioritised during the recovery. Neil Gray S6O-00270 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its policies and actions across government to support the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and how these have been impacted by the reported cross-sector labour shortages. Rona Mackay S6O-00271 3. To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to introduce a Young Citizens' Assembly. Maggie Chapman S6O-00272 4. To ask the Scottish Government how its policies and actions across government will take account of the key findings and recommendations of the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission published earlier this week. Pam Gosal S6O-00273 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of people who have downloaded the NHS Scotland COVID Status app. Stuart McMillan S6O-00274 6. To ask the Scottish Government how it is ensuring engagement across government with the public, private and third sectors to ensure that the experiences of people providing frontline support to the most vulnerable help shape the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. John Mason S6O-00275 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how its policies and actions across government will help support local authorities to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Joe FitzPatrick S6O-00276 8. To ask the Scottish Government what cross-government support and funding it is providing to local authorities to aid the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Net Zero, Energy and Transport Mark Ruskell S6O-00277 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the Danish Government regarding the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance. Bill Kidd S6O-00278 2. To ask the Scottish Government how it is involving young people in COP26. Jamie Greene S6O-00279 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the anticipated final cost and delivery date of vessels 801 and 802 for the CalMac fleet. Jeremy Balfour S6O-00280 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with trade unions representing ScotRail staff. Sharon Dowey S6O-00281 5. To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated for the upgrade of the A77 in its Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021-22 to 2025-2026. Miles Briggs S6O-00282 6. To ask the Scottish Government when work will commence to address congestion at the Sheriffhall roundabout. Oliver Mundell S6O-00283 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the net zero secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding reports that wind farm developers are offering payments to local residents in return for signing non-disclosure agreements and not objecting to planning applications. Gillian Martin S6O-00284 8. To ask the Scottish Government what role the Acorn project could play in achieving Scotland’s net zero and just transition ambitions.