Portfolio Questions

Culture, Tourism and External Affairs David Stewart S5O-00700 1. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met European Commission officials, and what was discussed. George Adam S5O-00701 2. To ask the Scottish Government how the historic environment can promote culture in towns and cities. John Mason S5O-00702 3. To ask the Scottish Government how successful it considers Celtic Connections 2017 has been for Glasgow and Scotland. Graeme Dey S5O-00703 4. To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made in negotiations with the UK Government regarding the freedom of movement of agriculture and horticulture workers post-Brexit. Jackson Carlaw S5O-00704 5. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to acknowledge and commemorate the role of the founding Director of the Edinburgh International Festival, Rudolf Bing, in this its 70th anniversary year. Angus MacDonald S5O-00705 6. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in securing additional funding for BBC Alba. Neil Findlay S5O-00706 7. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in developing links with Qatar. Jackie Baillie S5O-00707 8. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing for the paddle steamer, Maid of the Loch. Rona Mackay S5O-00708 9. To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding its decision to end the Dubs scheme for bringing lone child refugees to the UK. Rachael Hamilton S5O-00709 10. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports tourism in rural areas, and what impact the rural economy hub could have on this. Justice and the Law Officers Lewis Macdonald S5O-00710 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent update report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland on call handling in Police Scotland. Peter Chapman S5O-00711 2. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the completion rate of community payback orders. Adam Tomkins S5O-00712 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that 30% of sheriff courts are failing to reach the 26-week target from caution and charge to verdict. Finlay Carson S5O-00713 4. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the time taken to conclude cases in the courts. Daniel Johnson S5O-00714 5. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with the implementation of section 179 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 regarding disabled access. Gil Paterson S5O-00715 6. To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet the Advocate General for Scotland. Douglas Ross S5O-00716 7. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Scottish Police Authority and what issues were discussed. Jeremy Balfour S5O-00717 8. To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to maintain specialist railway policing expertise within Police Scotland. James Kelly S5O-00718 9. To ask the Scottish Government what costs have been incurred in detaining suspects in custody prior to court appearances for offences under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012. Willie Rennie S5O-00719 10. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has examined restructuring Police Scotland in order to enable it to regain the VAT exemption lost due to its centralisation, and what assessment it has made of how this would benefit services across Scotland.