Portfolio Questions

Rural Economy

Sandra White S5O-03985
1. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage women into agriculture.

Tom Arthur S5O-03986
2. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports forestry in the Renfrewshire South constituency.

Jeremy Balfour S5O-03987
3. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural economy secretary has had with the finance secretary regarding how much will be allocated to farmers in the next Budget.

Stewart Stevenson S5O-03988
4. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on the forestry sector of increased fire hazard due to long-term environmental changes.

Liz Smith S5O-03989
5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the problems farmers encounter with the inclusion of FAME in red diesel.

Emma Harper S5O-03990
6. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact could be on meat products imported to Scotland as part of a future UK trade deal of the reported plans by the US to introduce a system of self-regulation and policing for slaughterhouses.

Maurice Corry S5O-03991
7. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that planned developments in fish farming consider any risks they may pose to the marine environment, such as natural fish migration routes.

Graham Simpson S5O-03992
8. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the outcome of the recent EU fisheries negotiations.


Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity

Rachael Hamilton S5O-03993
1. To ask the Scottish Government when new rolling stock will be in operation on the Borders Railway.

Lewis Macdonald S5O-03994
2. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in resolving the outstanding issues in relation to the AWPR.

Maureen Watt S5O-03995
3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the £30 million link road project at the Haudagain roundabout in Aberdeen.

Willie Coffey S5O-03996
4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress being made to resolve the reported long-standing and escalating traffic flow issues at the Bellfield interchange in Kilmarnock.

Joan McAlpine S5O-03997
5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the performance of the rail services in the South Scotland region that are regulated by the Department for Transport.

Rhoda Grant S5O-03998
6. To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to be able to proceed with the R100 procurement for the North area, in light of the legal challenge from Gigaclear Ltd.

Alexander Stewart S5O-03999
7. To ask the Scottish Government how the development and delivery of planned and ongoing road infrastructure projects take environmental issues into account.

Murdo Fraser S5O-04000
8. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with potential buyers for the ScotRail franchise.