Portfolio Questions

Rural Economy and Connectivity Stewart Stevenson S5O-01415 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme. Peter Chapman S5O-01416 2. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle reported falling farm incomes and rising farm debt. Angus MacDonald S5O-01417 3. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Alison Harris 4. [Withdrawn] Richard Lyle S5O-01419 5. To ask the Scottish Government what investment is planned from the Strategic Timber Transport Fund. Liz Smith S5O-01420 6. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with angling clubs regarding the categorisation of rivers for 2018. Bob Doris S5O-01421 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the UK Government regarding a fair funding deal for Scotland for railway improvements. Ben Macpherson S5O-01422 8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve connectivity in the Edinburgh Northern and Leith constituency. Stuart McMillan S5O-01423 9. To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it offers to dog owners who use farmland to exercise their pets. Claire Baker S5O-01424 10. To ask the Scottish Government what work Transport Scotland is undertaking regarding the Levenmouth rail link. Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Kate Forbes S5O-01425 1. To ask the Scottish Government how it is assisting remote and rural communities with community land buyouts. Joan McAlpine S5O-01426 2. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact could be on Scotland of the reported proposals in the EU withdrawal bill to abandon the principles that the polluter pays and that preventative action should be taken to avert environmental damage. John Finnie S5O-01427 3. To ask the Scottish Government how it works with wildlife organisations to ensure that environmental protections are adhered to. Gordon Lindhurst S5O-01428 4. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its strategy to tackle climate change, what action it is taking to reduce vehicle emissions. Monica Lennon S5O-01429 5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve air quality in Central Scotland. Tom Arthur S5O-01430 6. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the impact that Brexit could have on climate change policy in Scotland. Tavish Scott S5O-01431 7. To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with transferring responsibility for managing the sea bed to Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles. Donald Cameron S5O-01432 8. To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates the impact will be on its environmental and climate change targets of its plan to make the A9 Scotland’s first fully electric-enabled highway. Neil Bibby S5O-01433 9. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform has had with the transport minister regarding support for ultra low emission vehicles and reductions in vehicle emissions. John Mason S5O-01434 10. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to tackle air pollution through the implementation of a low emission zone in Glasgow.