Portfolio Questions

Finance and the Constitution Lewis Macdonald S5O-00828 1. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out of public support for a second referendum on Scotland leaving the UK. Claudia Beamish S5O-00829 2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to concerns that reductions to local government budgets will have a negative impact on local services in South Scotland. Johann Lamont S5O-00830 3. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the local government budget allocation to Glasgow City Council since 2007. Clare Adamson S5O-00831 4. To ask the Scottish Government how its national digital strategy will impact on the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency. Graeme Dey S5O-00832 5. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be of the finance secretary’s recent announcement of £15.6 million being reinvested back into the Digital Scotland programme Rachael Hamilton S5O-00833 6. To ask the Scottish Government what impact independence would have on Scotland's public finances. Gordon MacDonald S5O-00834 7. To ask the Scottish Government what impact EU funding has on Scottish public finances. Gail Ross S5O-00835 8. To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement it has had with the hospitality sector regarding business rates relief. Donald Cameron S5O-00836 9. To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers the Edinburgh Agreement to be a model for an independence referendum. Murdo Fraser S5O-00837 10. To ask the Scottish Government what currency an independent Scotland would use. Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Fulton MacGregor S5O-00838 1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost the economy and create jobs in Coatbridge and Chryston. Tom Arthur S5O-00839 2. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the economic contribution of the music industry. David Stewart S5O-00840 3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support Dingwall’s economy. Brian Whittle S5O-00841 4. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary, which warns that indicators of Scottish consumer confidence are more negative than for the UK as whole. Richard Leonard S5O-00842 5. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of the Scottish Investment Bank. Colin Beattie S5O-00843 6. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote apprenticeship schemes. Jamie Greene S5O-00844 7. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact would be on the economy of a second independence referendum campaign. Dean Lockhart S5O-00845 8. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary, which states that Scotland has a weak export performance that remains a concern and a key challenge. Mike Rumbles S5O-00846 9. To ask the Scottish Government how many former North Sea oil and gas workers have retrained as teachers through the Transition Training Fund and subsequently found employment in teaching, and how much has been spent delivering the scheme. Liam Kerr S5O-00847 10. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support businesses in North East Scotland.