Portfolio Questions

Rural Economy and Connectivity Richard Leonard S5O-00302 1. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the rail unions. Mark Ruskell S5O-00303 2. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to third sector organisations that seek to build a case for the reopening of rail lines and stations. Willie Coffey S5O-00304 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a timetable for the installation of superfast broadband indicating when the service will be available in each area. Daniel Johnson S5O-00305 4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to extend access to high-speed fibre broadband across the country. Peter Chapman S5O-00306 5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to address the reported concerns of farmers and industry representatives regarding new rules on linked holdings. Gordon MacDonald S5O-00307 6. To ask the Scottish Government how many homes have exchange-only lines and no access to superfast broadband. Finlay Carson S5O-00308 7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect employment in the agricultural sector. Ross Greer S5O-00309 8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect bus services. Anas Sarwar S5O-00310 9. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Director of ScotRail and what issues were discussed. Lewis Macdonald S5O-00311 10. To ask the Scottish Government whether all crew working on vessels that operate on its contracts or receive support from its subsidies are paid at least the national minimum wage. Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Iain Gray S5O-00312 1. To ask the Scottish Government what support it will offer the new National Marine Centre being developed at North Berwick. Alexander Burnett S5O-00313 2. To ask the Scottish Government how much carbon dioxide was released as a result of Ineos importing shale gas from the United States. Rachael Hamilton S5O-00314 3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle the threat to woodland from invasive rhododendron. Mark Griffin S5O-00315 4. To ask the Scottish Government what lessons can be learned from the Central Scotland Green Network in relation to biodiversity. Brian Whittle S5O-00316 5. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that Scottish Water maintains the highest standards of water quality. Mairi Evans S5O-00317 6. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made implementing its Circular Economy Strategy. John Finnie S5O-00318 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Ministry of Defence in the last year regarding the environment. Tom Arthur S5O-00319 8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce carbon emissions. Maurice Golden S5O-00320 9. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the review of the exemption from the requirement for food waste collections in rural areas, as set out in its strategy, Making Things Last. Christina McKelvie S5O-00321 10. To ask the Scottish Government how many community right to buy cases have been approved since April 2016 and how many are under consideration.