Portfolio Questions

Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity

Michelle Ballantyne S5O-04753
1. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement Transport Scotland has had with the UK Government regarding the union connectivity review.

Miles Briggs S5O-04754
2. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to undertake a feasibility study into reopening passenger services on Edinburgh's South Suburban rail line.

Mary Fee S5O-04755
3. To ask the Scottish Government when the full provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 will be implemented.

Bill Kidd S5O-04756
4. To ask the Scottish Government how successful the roll-out of the wearing of face coverings on public transport has been, and how it is monitoring this.

Daniel Johnson S5O-04757
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will examine the viability of having a south Edinburgh metro and light rail service.

John Scott S5O-04758
6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that ScotRail plans to reduce services by 10% next month.

Finlay Carson S5O-04759
7. To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it is providing to the UK Government with its review of transport infrastructure.

Sarah Boyack S5O-04760
8. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to encourage an increase in the use of bus services following the COVID-19 pandemic.


Justice and the Law Officers

Joan McAlpine S5O-04761
1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reconviction statistics for the 2017-18 offender cohort.

Keith Brown S5O-04762
2. To ask the Scottish Government how assaults against police officers are recorded.

Brian Whittle S5O-04763
3. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the impact of the repeated postponement of court proceedings on the mental health of alleged victims, particularly of sexual crimes.

Sandra White S5O-04764
4. To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been charged with drug offences across Glasgow in the last year.

Graham Simpson S5O-04765
5. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest police strength statistics.

Willie Coffey S5O-04766
6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress at the Office of the Public Guardian with respect to the processing of power of attorney applications.

Jamie Greene S5O-04767
7. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent statistics that show attacks on emergency workers have reached a record high.

Rachael Hamilton S5O-04768
8. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to Police Scotland to tackle crime in the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency.