Portfolio Questions

Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Ivan McKee S5O-01009 1. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the risks to Scotland's economy of businesses leaving the country if there is no access to the EU single market and a so-called hard Brexit strategy is pursued by the UK Government. Claudia Beamish S5O-01010 2. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports women into work. Liam McArthur S5O-01011 3. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to deliver inclusive growth for Orkney. Peter Chapman S5O-01012 4. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Queensferry Crossing construction team. Bob Doris S5O-01013 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding the proposals to close half of Glasgow's Jobcentre Plus offices. Pauline McNeill S5O-01014 6. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to use its share of the UK Apprenticeship Levy. Alison Harris S5O-01015 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the implementation of the UK industrial strategy. Stuart McMillan S5O-01016 8. To ask the Scottish Government how it is improving infrastructure in Inverclyde. Brian Whittle S5O-01017 9. To ask the Scottish Government when businesses will be able to access the Scottish Growth Scheme that it announced in September 2016. Maurice Corry S5O-01018 10. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage growth in the retail sector. Finance and the Constitution Patrick Harvie S5O-01019 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether its 2017-18 public sector pay policy is subject to an equality impact assessment. George Adam S5O-01020 2. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the UK Government’s austerity measures are having on Scottish Government finances. Neil Findlay S5O-01021 3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that contractors working on hub projects are paid on time. Jackson Carlaw S5O-01022 4. To ask the Scottish Government what its current and developing position is on the introduction of a 50p rate of income tax. Graeme Dey S5O-01023 5. To ask the Scottish Government how many small businesses in Angus have received support from the small business bonus scheme. Ruth Maguire S5O-01024 6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it took to ensure that the local government elections were open to candidates from all parts of society. Ross Greer S5O-01025 7. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the distributional impact on households of its proposed Air Departure Tax reduction. Clare Haughey S5O-01026 8. To ask the Scottish Government what additional income will be raised in 2017-18 by local authorities that have increased Council Tax rates. Murdo Fraser S5O-01027 9. To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the Barclay review of nondomestic rates to publish its recommendations. James Kelly S5O-01028 10. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to assess the impact of tax policy in relation to future budgets.