Portfolio Questions

Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy Jeremy Balfour S6O-02862 1. To ask the Scottish Government how the work of the City Centre Recovery Task Force is helping to increase footfall in shops. Carol Mochan S6O-02863 2. To ask the Scottish Government what value it places on the role of trade unions in delivering and sustaining a wellbeing economy. Sue Webber S6O-02864 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it is planning any new infrastructure investments in the next financial year in connection with City and Regional Growth Deals. Rhoda Grant S6O-02865 4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with its enterprise agencies regarding how to support innovation by small businesses, including in relation to the use of alternative fuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil. Jamie Halcro Johnston S6O-02866 5. To ask the Scottish Government how it will support small businesses over the coming months. Neil Bibby S6O-02867 6. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with GMB to discuss the future of the Ferguson Marine yard. Oliver Mundell S6O-02868 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider carrying out an analysis of the potential impact of renewable energy and the associated infrastructure on farmland and food production in Dumfriesshire. Alasdair Allan S6O-02869 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action is has taken to support the recommendations of the Short Life Working Group on Economic and Social Opportunities for Gaelic. Finance and Parliamentary Business Edward Mountain S6O-02870 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to propose the scheduling of time for a ministerial statement on the dualling of the A9. Maggie Chapman S6O-02871 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any impact on communities, including in the north east, of conditionality in public sector procurement. Katy Clark S6O-02872 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations outlined in the STUC's report, Raising taxes to deliver for Scotland. Mercedes Villalba S6O-02873 4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to develop a wealth tax. Bill Kidd S6O-02874 5. To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to setting its Budget and fiscal policy for 2024-25, whether it has undertaken any quantifiable financial analysis of the relative performance of European countries comparable in size to Scotland. Audrey Nicoll S6O-02875 6. To ask the Scottish Government what its latest engagement has been with the UK Government regarding the funding available to support households with the cost of living during the Christmas season. Ash Regan S6O-02876 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to allocate funding to local authorities in its 2024-25 Budget to facilitate the cancellation of any school meal debt and expand universal free school meal provision to those age groups that are not currently entitled. Daniel Johnson S6O-02877 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress in implementing the recommendations made by the New Deal for Business Group on reforming non-domestic rates.