Portfolio Questions

Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Jenny Marra S5O-00271 1. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with keeping decommissioning jobs in Scotland. Elaine Smith S5O-00272 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce youth unemployment. Graeme Dey S5O-00273 3. To ask the Scottish Government how much Scotland has received from EU structural and investment funding and how many jobs this has supported. Gordon Lindhurst S5O-00274 4. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to show that Scotland is open for business with non-EU countries. Anas Sarwar S5O-00275 5. To ask the Scottish Government how the annual value of Scotland’s exports to the EU compares with its exports to the UK. Ruth Maguire S5O-00276 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the UK Government's response to its proposals for employment support programmes. Joan McAlpine S5O-00277 7. To ask the Scottish whether it will provide an update on female employment and unemployment figures. Ross Thomson S5O-00278 8. To ask the Scottish Government how many people are in full- and part-time employment, and how this compares with 2007. Rona Mackay S5O-00279 9. To ask the Scottish Government what reassurances it can give people from elsewhere in the EU who are working in Scotland regarding protecting their jobs following the UK's decision to leave the EU. Miles Briggs S5O-00280 10. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support veterans. Finance and the Constitution Stuart McMillan S5O-00281 1. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Treasury and what matters were discussed. Pauline McNeill S5O-00282 2. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for local authorities to be given greater fiscal autonomy to raise their own money and manage their local economies. Daniel Johnson 3. [Not Lodged] Ivan McKee S5O-00284 4. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that its procurement policy delivers best value. David Stewart S5O-00285 5. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with the Scottish Public Sector Green ICT Strategy. Colin Beattie S5O-00286 6. To ask the Scottish Government what savings it expects the Scottish Futures Trust to achieve in delivering projects. Richard Lyle S5O-00287 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether the prompt payment of bills relating to its public contracts has been sustained. Edward Mountain S5O-00288 8. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the link between taxation policy and small business insolvencies in Scotland. Clare Adamson S5O-00289 9. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the continuity of EU funding in light of Brexit. Liam Kerr S5O-00290 10. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its consultation on a draft referendum bill.