Portfolio Questions

Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, and Parliamentary Business Roz McCall S6O-03941 1. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to encourage library usage in the Mid Scotland and Fife region. Brian Whittle S6O-03942 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that young people across Scotland have access to facilities that can support their involvement in arts and culture. Michael Marra 3. [Not Lodged] Maggie Chapman S6O-03944 4. To ask the Scottish Government what conversations it has had with its international development partners regarding building resilience to increasing humanitarian crises. Colin Smyth 5. [Not Lodged] Michelle Thomson S6O-03946 6. To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates the impact of the recent UK Budget will be on funding for Creative Scotland. James Dornan S6O-03947 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its funding for humanitarian assistance in Gaza. Paul Sweeney S6O-03948 8. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government announcing the largest funding settlement in real terms since devolution, how it will use any increase in funding to ensure that Glasgow’s arts and culture sector is able to thrive. Justice and Home Affairs Gordon MacDonald S6O-03949 1. To ask the Scottish Government what action Police Scotland can take to ensure the safe and legal use of e-bikes and e-scooters. Murdo Fraser S6O-03950 2. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in relation to its handling of malicious and vexatious criminal complaints. John Mason S6O-03951 3. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address unnecessary court citations for police officers, in light of reports that over 500 officers are summoned to court each day, with only 10% required to give evidence, leading to an estimated £22.5 million per annum in lost productivity for Police Scotland. Jamie Halcro Johnston S6O-03952 4. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the reduction in police numbers since 2010 on Police Scotland’s ability to respond to all incidents of crime, including antisocial behaviour, within its responsibilities. Liam McArthur S6O-03953 5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure appropriate oversight of the police use of facial recognition technology. David Torrance S6O-03954 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to reform the Victim Notification Scheme in the coming year, to ensure that it operates in a more trauma-informed way. Evelyn Tweed S6O-03955 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding police action to tackle raptor persecution, in light of reports of a dead golden eagle being found recently in the Stirling constituency. Pauline McNeill S6O-03956 8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to improve the legal aid system, in light of reports of senior defence lawyers saying they will no longer take on legal aid cases and the system being in crisis.