Portfolio Questions

Rural Economy

Liam Kerr S5O-03601
1. To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it is using to determine where the £160 million of convergence funding is allocated.

Finlay Carson S5O-03602
2. To ask the Scottish Government how many farm holdings will have support payments withheld as a result of unresolved disputes regarding the Land Parcel Identification System mapping process.

David Torrance S5O-03603
3. To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to receive the £160 million in convergence funding.

Mary Fee S5O-03604
4. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact has been on the rural economy of reductions to local authority services.

Bob Doris S5O-03605
5. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the food and drink sector in Glasgow.

Joan McAlpine S5O-03606
6. To ask the Scottish Government what is being done to protect the forestry industry from the threat of tree diseases and pests, such as oak processionary moths and bark beetles.

Annie Wells S5O-03607
7. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the new agricultural tenancy legislation is having on the number of farm tenancies.

Beatrice Wishart
8. [Not Lodged]


Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity

Bruce Crawford S5O-03609
1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its programme to improve broadband connectivity in the Stirling constituency.

Jenny Gilruth S5O-03610
2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on planned improvements to the A92 in the Glenrothes area.

Murdo Fraser S5O-03611
3. To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made in completing the snagging work on the Queensferry Crossing, which is due to be completed by the end of the year, and whether this will lead to roadworks.

Bill Kidd S5O-03612
4. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage increased use of bus services.

Jeremy Balfour S5O-03613
5. To ask the Scottish Government what co-ordination discussions it has had with the City of Edinburgh Council, bus companies and businesses regarding congestion during the Edinburgh festivals.

Bill Bowman S5O-03614
6. To ask the Scottish Government what cost benefit analysis has been undertaken on building the Dundee Northern Relief Road since the fourth Strategic Transport Projects Review was published.

Anas Sarwar S5O-03615
7. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to ScotRail failing to meet its customer satisfaction targets for the second year running.

Willie Coffey S5O-03616
8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will give an indicative timescale for the electrification of the Kilmarnock to Glasgow rail line.