– in the Scottish Parliament on 22 May 2024.
Good afternoon. The first item of business is portfolio questions, and the first portfolio is wellbeing economy, net zero and energy. I invite members who wish to ask a supplementary question to...
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to promote Scottish manufacturing. (S6O-03452)
To ask the Scottish Government what elements it has identified that led to it not meeting its household recycling targets in 2013 and 2020. (S6O-03453)
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had and will have with rural communities, such as residents and businesses in the Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency,...
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the net zero secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any plans to review any unintended impacts of the fourth national planning...
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to support businesses to address reported declining retail sales. (S6O-03459)
The next portfolio is finance, deputy first minister responsibilities and parliamentary business. I invite members who wish to ask a supplementary question to press their request-to-speak buttons...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the impact of the updated fiscal framework. (S6O-03460)
To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes ethical procurement processes across the public sector to embed principles such as fair work and sustainability, including in the college and...
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is regarding Scotland’s budgetary forecast to reports that the UK economy officially exited a recession and outperformed the first quarter...
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to consult on the introduction of a carbon emissions land tax for large landowners. (S6O-03463)
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the reduction in Scotland’s capital budget as a result of changes to Scotland’s block grant. (S6O-03464)
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the fourth national planning framework specifically in relation to revocation of the special development...
To ask the Scottish Government what work has been conducted to assess any impact of repaying private finance initiative debt obligations on local authority budgets. (S6O-03466)
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the reduction in Scotland’s revenue budget as a result of changes to the block grant has had on funding allocations to local authorities in the...
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