Portfolio Questions

Rural Economy and Connectivity Christina McKelvie S5O-00669 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of broadband in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency. Douglas Ross S5O-00670 2. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the board of NFU Scotland and what issues were discussed. Margaret Mitchell S5O-00671 3. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives from the Scottish Roads Partnership. Liz Smith S5O-00672 4. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle livestock worrying. Gillian Martin S5O-00673 5. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports Scottish firms in the food and drink sector in accessing public sector contracts. Alison Harris S5O-00674 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the incidence of avian flu, and what advice and support it is giving to commercial and domestic poultry keepers. Maurice Golden S5O-00675 7. To ask the Scottish Government what advice and support it offers to farmers to encourage regenerative farming. Kate Forbes S5O-00676 8. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the devolution of EU powers over farming and fisheries to Scotland following Brexit. Stewart Stevenson S5O-00677 9. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received a response to its request to the UK Government for access to Scottish waters to fishermen from the EU not to be used as a bargaining tool in the Brexit negotiations. Ross Greer S5O-00678 10. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on extending the concessionary travel scheme to people aged 18 or under. Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Brian Whittle S5O-00679 1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure the safe restoration of opencast coal mine sites in East Ayrshire and the south of Scotland. Peter Chapman S5O-00680 2. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to prevent the spread of diseases that affect woodland and forestry. Liam McArthur S5O-00681 3. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to piloting the devolved management of seabed assets to the island communities in Orkney and Shetland. George Adam S5O-00682 4. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the environmental standards in towns and cities help promote Scotland's image. Miles Briggs S5O-00683 5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the incidence of fly-tipping. Ivan McKee S5O-00684 6. To ask the Scottish Government what the value of Scotland’s natural environment is to the economy. Ash Denham S5O-00685 7. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to calls for a bottle deposit return scheme to be introduced. Lewis Macdonald S5O-00686 8. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to make EU environmental regulations enforceable after the UK leaves the EU. Mark Ruskell S5O-00687 9. To ask the Scottish Government whether the licensing of seal killing is compliant with the fishery product import regime of the United States. Linda Fabiani S5O-00688 10. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in encouraging the recycling of paper products.