Portfolio Questions

Justice Maurice Golden S5O-00151 1. To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Justice last met Police Scotland. Mark Ruskell S5O-00152 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to detect, prevent and prosecute dog fighting offences. Maurice Corry S5O-00153 3. To ask the Scottish Government how it will fill the reported £21 million cash shortfall faced by Police Scotland. Edward Mountain S5O-00154 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the proposed location for the new Highland prison is the most appropriate site. Stuart McMillan S5O-00155 5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that people given community payback orders complete the hours they are sentenced to. Alex Johnstone S5O-00156 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reconsider the decision to move jury trials from Forfar to Dundee. Iain Gray S5O-00157 7. To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Justice last met the chief constable to discuss Police Scotland staffing and resources in East Lothian. Liam Kerr S5O-00158 8. To ask the Scottish Government how the programme of closures of emergency call centres in Aberdeen and Inverness is progressing. Graeme Dey S5O-00159 9. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment the Cabinet Secretary for Justice has made of the potential impact of Brexit on the justice system. Murdo Fraser S5O-00160 10. To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it offers Police Scotland to deal with online and cybercrime. Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Clare Adamson S5O-00161 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its participation in the Brexit negotiations. Joan McAlpine S5O-00162 2. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it is having with the cultural sector regarding the impact of Brexit on the arts. John Lamont S5O-00163 3. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Visit Northumberland, Visit Cumbria and local authorities regarding promoting cross-border tourism. Mike Rumbles S5O-00164 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether the Standing Council on Europe plans to publish a report on Scotland’s relationship with the EU and, if so, when. Rhoda Grant S5O-00165 5. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop tourism facilities on the North Coast 500 tourist route. Monica Lennon S5O-00166 6. To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the impact of Brexit on Scotland's tourism industry. John Finnie S5O-00167 7. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Maeshowe cairn at the Orkney UNESCO World Heritage Site has been closed without consultation. Miles Briggs S5O-00168 8. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports museums in Lothian. Gail Ross S5O-00169 9. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the creation and promotion of the North Coast 500 has had on tourism in the North Highlands. George Adam S5O-00170 10. To ask the Scottish Government how culture can be used as a means to promote towns and provide a sense of community.