Portfolio Questions

Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Maurice Corry S5O-01614 1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle plastic pollution in Scotland's seas. Liz Smith S5O-01615 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of concerns raised by COSLA regarding local authorities not being able to register all of their properties on the Land Register of Scotland by 2019. Stuart McMillan 3. [Not Lodged] Graeme Dey S5O-01617 4. To ask the Scottish Government when it will bring forward legislation regarding the reintroduction of beavers. Bill Kidd S5O-01618 5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the impact of Brexit on environmental legislation. Miles Briggs S5O-01619 6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce plastic waste in the marine environment. Colin Beattie S5O-01620 7. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a recent study, which found that air pollution can increase the risk of birth defects. Jeremy Balfour S5O-01621 8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the quality of watercourses in the Lothian region. Neil Bibby S5O-01622 9. To ask the Scottish Government what impact low emission zones will have on people on low incomes. Adam Tomkins S5O-01623 10. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Scottish Land Commission. Rural Economy and Connectivity Annie Wells S5O-01624 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the EU Commissioner for Agriculture’s comments regarding the implementation of Areas of Natural Constraints payments being postponed until 2019. Tom Arthur S5O-01625 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve rail services in the Renfrewshire South constituency. David Torrance S5O-01626 3. To ask the Scottish Government how much Scotland's food and drink exports were worth in the first nine months of 2017, and what proportion of these were to the EU. Colin Smyth S5O-01627 4. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Secretary of State for Transport to discuss crossborder rail services. Rhoda Grant S5O-01628 5. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take regarding Northern Isles inter-island ferry services, in light of the debate on 6 December 2017. Gordon Lindhurst S5O-01629 6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce overcrowding on trains. Monica Lennon S5O-01630 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of integrated smart ticketing on public transport. Oliver Mundell 8. [Not Lodged] Richard Lochhead S5O-01632 9. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to protect and promote Scotland the Brand for food and drink. Lewis Macdonald S5O-01633 10. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made plans on the basis that the UK will remain in the common fisheries policy under the terms of any transitional agreement following Brexit, and whether it has discussed this matter with UK ministers.