Portfolio Questions

Justice and the Law Officers Tom Arthur S5O-02570 1. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle hate crime. Jamie Greene S5O-02571 2. To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers there are. Alex Cole-Hamilton S5O-02572 3. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Police Scotland regarding the reform of vetting procedures for recruitment to the police service. Liam McArthur S5O-02573 4. To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made in establishing forensic examination facilities in Orkney for victims of rape or sexual assault. Pauline McNeill S5O-02574 5. To ask the Scottish Government what information sheriffs are given regarding the availability of secure unit places when disposing of a case involving a young offender. Patrick Harvie S5O-02575 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it expects to legislate on hate crime during the current parliamentary session, following the end of the consultation process in 2019. Linda Fabiani S5O-02576 7. To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made in identifying sites to replace HMP Barlinnie. Peter Chapman S5O-02577 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Victim Surcharge Fund. Iain Gray 9. [Not Lodged] Gordon Lindhurst S5O-02579 10. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the families of murder victims. Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity Richard Lyle S5O-02580 1. To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to clear the land near the Shawhead flyover of building materials, barriers and fences from the M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements. Elaine Smith S5O-02581 2. To ask the Scottish Government when the transport secretary last met ScotRail Alliance and what was discussed. Michelle Ballantyne S5O-02582 3. To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it can give rail commuters in Tweedbank regarding service reliability this winter, in light of more than 50% of trains not arriving on time in the last month. James Kelly S5O-02583 4. To ask the Scottish Government what impact ScotRail performance is having on pupils who require to use train services to reach school. Maureen Watt S5O-02584 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. Alexander Burnett S5O-02585 6. To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will have awarded all of the contracts for the R100 superfast broadband programme. Mark McDonald S5O-02586 7. To ask the Scottish Government what the expected completion date is for the Haudagain Improvement project. Johann Lamont S5O-02587 8. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support the introduction of a Glasgow Airport rail link. Neil Bibby S5O-02588 9. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met ScotRail and what issues were discussed. Claudia Beamish S5O-02589 10. To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to support the creation of small bicycle sheds in order to promote active travel.