Portfolio Questions

Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Richard Lyle S5O-01385 1. To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to alleviate the noise levels impacting on residents since the completion of the M8 M73 M74 Improvement Programme. George Adam S5O-01386 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage economic growth. Christina McKelvie 3. [Not Lodged] Mark Griffin 4. [Not Lodged] Linda Fabiani S5O-01389 5. To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes the carbon-free economy. Jenny Gilruth S5O-01390 6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to stimulate business growth in areas with high unemployment. Gail Ross S5O-01391 7. To ask the Scottish Government how many section 36 agreement applications are in progress in the Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency. Kenneth Gibson S5O-01392 8. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to grow the economy of North Ayrshire. Ash Denham S5O-01393 9. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had sight of the economic analysis that has been carried out by the Department for Exiting the European Union. Claire Baker 10. [Not Lodged] Finance and the Constitution Tom Arthur S5O-01395 1. To ask the Scottish Government when the finance secretary last met the UK Government and what was discussed. Neil Findlay S5O-01396 2. To ask the Scottish Government how the Budget will address the impact of reductions in local government finances to services in Lothian and across the country. Jackie Baillie S5O-01397 3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to review the operation of the Scottish Futures Trust to help improve transparency. Finlay Carson S5O-01398 4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the finance secretary has had with UK ministers regarding the Borderlands Growth Deal, which has been announced by the UK Government. John Mason S5O-01399 5. To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in Glasgow receive support from the Small Business Bonus Scheme. Gordon Lindhurst S5O-01400 6. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to encourage growth in the retail sector. Liam McArthur S5O-01401 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update of the progress being made by the Scottish Growth Scheme. Emma Harper S5O-01402 8. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact on the devolution settlement could be of the proposals in the EU Withdrawal Bill. Murdo Fraser S5O-01403 9. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made regarding the issues around devolving the administration of air departure tax to local authorities. Clare Haughey S5O-01404 10. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement the finance secretary has had with trade unions regarding scrapping the cap on public sector pay.