Portfolio Questions

Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Finlay Carson S5O-00858 1. To ask the Scottish Government what processes are in place to consider a proposal for the designation of a new national park. Mark Ruskell S5O-00859 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the UK Government and the EU regarding the licensing of seal killing and the fishery product import regime of the United States. John Mason S5O-00860 3. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact is of water charges on smaller organisations that operate in business centres in which they do not have their own water supply but share kitchens and toilets. Liam McArthur S5O-00861 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether the proposed wild fisheries bill will make provision for a scheme for rod licences. John Lamont S5O-00862 5. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage more recycling of domestic waste. Colin Smyth S5O-00863 6. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the criteria used to assess potentially vulnerable areas. Kenneth Gibson S5O-00864 7. To ask the Scottish Government what the environmental impact will be in Scotland of reductions to UK-wide feed-in tariffs. Claire Baker S5O-00865 8. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports companies that wish to reduce their environmental impact. Jamie Greene S5O-00866 9. To ask the Scottish Government how it engaged with stakeholders in developing its draft climate change plan. Richard Leonard S5O-00867 10. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote technologies that help tackle climate change. Rural Economy and Connectivity Iain Gray S5O-00868 1. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact is on the rural economy of banking and post office closures in rural villages. Alexander Stewart S5O-00869 2. To ask the Scottish Government what reassurances it can give that, and by what date, all outstanding 2015 pillar two common agricultural policy payments will be completed in full. Monica Lennon S5O-00870 3. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve rail services in Central Scotland. Gail Ross S5O-00871 To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that CCTV is being installed in slaughterhouses to assist in animal welfare scrutiny. Lewis Macdonald S5O-00872 5. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme has replaced old copper wire networks in some rural areas but not in others. Willie Coffey S5O-00873 6. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government on the impact on Scotland's rural economy of a withdrawal from the digital single market. Alex Cole-Hamilton S5O-00874 7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of older people who access the internet. Donald Cameron S5O-00875 8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle sea lice in the salmon farming sector. Maurice Golden S5O-00876 9. To ask the Scottish Government whether timber value chain co-products will be one of the three main feedstock areas to have a feasibility study, based on previous technological appraisals, as outlined in The Biorefinery Roadmap for Scotland. Johann Lamont S5O-00877 10. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the introduction of hybrid and electric buses in Glasgow.