Portfolio Questions

Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform

Jamie Greene S5O-04825
1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Climate Emergency Response Group’s interim assessment of progress report, which was published in November 2020.

Annabelle Ewing S5O-04826
2. To ask the Scottish Government what the allocation formula will be for local authority funding for flood defences.

Alexander Stewart S5O-04827
3. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with local government regarding flytipping during the COVID-19 pandemic.

David Torrance S5O-04828
4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress in meeting its target of achieving net-zero emissions of all greenhouse gases by 2045.

Jeremy Balfour S5O-04829
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether it has met its climate change targets that were set during session 3 of the Parliament.

Alasdair Allan S5O-04830
6. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the devolution of Crown Estate revenues to coastal communities.

Linda Fabiani S5O-04831
7. To ask the Scottish Government what importance it places on local initiatives to reach environmental and emissions targets in the surrounding communities.

Patrick Harvie S5O-04832
8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that recycling and food waste collection services suspended by local authorities due to the pandemic are resumed.


Rural Economy and Tourism

Colin Beattie S5O-04833
1. To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it is providing to the holiday accommodation sector regarding the relaxation of the COVID-19 restrictions over Christmas.

Willie Rennie S5O-04834
2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the financial support for businesses in the rural economy and tourism sector that are affected by COVID-19 restrictions.

Jackie Baillie S5O-04835
3. To ask the Scottish Government what support it has provided for hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Annie Wells S5O-04836
4. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to NFU Scotland’s call for Less Favoured Area Support Scheme payments for 2020 to be fully reinstated to 2018 rates.

Sarah Boyack S5O-04837
5. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its importance to the tourist industry, what additional support it plans to provide to the hospitality sector.

Kenneth Gibson S5O-04838
6. To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the potential economic impact will be on rural and island economies of rewilding measures.

Johann Lamont S5O-04839
7. To ask the Scottish Government how it will support the recovery of the tourism sector in Glasgow, in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alex Cole-Hamilton S5O-04840
8. To ask the Scottish Government how it is preparing to facilitate tourism activity and events in Edinburgh over the course of 2021.