General Questions

Neil Bibby S5O-01365 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Sustrans report, Transport Poverty in Scotland . Mark Griffin S5O-01366 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to encourage people from deprived communities to get involved in sport and physical activity. Claire Baker S5O-01367 3. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Transport Scotland and what issues were discussed. David Stewart S5O-01368 4. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the importance of sprinklers in preventing deaths from fire. Maurice Corry S5O-01369 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm its position on income tax ahead of its Budget. Ross Greer S5O-01370 6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the school inspection regime. Dean Lockhart S5O-01371 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with VisitScotland regarding reported plans to close a number of tourist information centres. John Finnie S5O-01372 8. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the research by Sustrans, which suggests that around one million people in Scotland live in areas at risk of transport poverty. Kate Forbes S5O-01373 9. To ask the Scottish Government how the price of energy for householders and the number of fuel-poor houses in Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch compares with the rest of the UK. Bill Bowman S5O-01374 10. To ask the Scottish Government what assurance it can provide to patients that NHS Tayside’s proposed suspension of elective surgery procedures over the Christmas period will not become an established feature.