Portfolio Questions

Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy Keith Brown S6O-02552 1. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact that any future devolution of employment law to the Scottish Parliament would have on the development of the wellbeing economy. Marie McNair S6O-02553 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to tackle the gender pay gap and promote equal pay. Kevin Stewart S6O-02554 3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help businesses take full advantage of Scotland’s hydrogen potential. Murdo Fraser S6O-02555 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the next set of export statistics will be published. Ruth Maguire S6O-02556 5. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the measures in its Programme for Government 2023-24 will have on the growth of the economy in North Ayrshire. Maggie Chapman S6O-02557 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to ensure that seasonal agricultural workers have access to effective worker voice under its Fair Work commitments. Sandesh Gulhane S6O-02558 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken any evaluation of the relative economic benefits of small modular nuclear reactors compared with other forms of energy provision. Mercedes Villalba S6O-02559 8. To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its final Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan. Finance and Parliamentary Business Liam Kerr S6O-02560 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Fiscal Framework. Mark Ruskell S6O-02561 2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations regarding taxation policy in Oxfam GB's analysis, Payment Overdue: Fair ways to make polluters across the UK pay for climate justice. Jamie Halcro Johnston S6O-02562 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the effectiveness of its current income tax policies in stimulating economic growth and job creation. Kaukab Stewart S6O-02563 4. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the ongoing local governance review, what discussions the Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any potential benefits to public services and assets of granting Glasgow metropolitan status. Colin Beattie S6O-02564 5. To ask the Scottish Government how the measures set out in its Programme for Government 2023-24 will support community wealth building. Douglas Lumsden S6O-02565 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether the finance secretary plans to allocate to local authorities any funding from the block grant that has arisen as a result of Barnett consequential funding from the UK Government’s Swimming Pool Support Fund. Bill Kidd S6O-02566 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to propose a parliamentary debate on the removal of nuclear weapons from Scotland, as proposed in its paper, Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland . Ariane Burgess 8. [Not Lodged]