Section D - Oral questions selected for answer on 07 June 2012
Question Time
General
1. Colin Keir: To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the increase in air passenger duty is having on the delivery of its transport policy with regard to air travel. (S4O-01089)
2. Jamie Hepburn: To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the possibility of waste material being transported from Dounreay to Sellafield. (S4O-01090)
3. Iain Gray: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made with the Scottish Court Service’s review of sheriff and justice of the peace courts. (S4O-01091)
4. Colin Beattie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to reassess the effectiveness of acceptable behaviour contracts. (S4O-01092)
5. Rob Gibson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Tenant Farming Forum will deliver timeous solutions to simplify the rent review system for the tenanted farming sector. (S4O-01093)
6. Adam Ingram: To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on data published by Ofcom suggesting that 85% of the Scottish population is covered by 2G mobile coverage compared with 99% in England. (S4O-01094)
7. Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of public sector contracts is on the Public Contracts Scotland portal. (S4O-01095)
8. Alex Fergusson: To ask the Scottish Executive what powers police forces have to deal with illegal cockle fishing. (S4O-01096)
9. Mark Griffin: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations of the Scottish Studies Working Group across the curriculum. (S4O-01097)
10. Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive how the registration of home support workers with the Scottish Social Services Council is being brought forward. (S4O-01098)
Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth
1. Ken Macintosh: [Not Lodged]
2. Richard Lyle: To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the statement by the chief economist at the Bank of Scotland that "April’s barometer showed the strongest improvement in the Scottish jobs market for 11 months." (S4O-01100)
3. Marco Biagi: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made in taking forward proposals to extend the council tax exemption to include articulating students and those moving directly from an undergraduate to a postgraduate course. (S4O-01101)
4. Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review local government taxation. (S4O-01102)
5. James Dornan: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Glasgow City Council about unemployment. (S4O-01103)
6. John Wilson: To ask the Scottish Executive what employment initiatives it is pursuing in Central Scotland. (S4O-01104)
7. Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it is providing to businesses in the west of Scotland. (S4O-01105)
8. Paul Martin: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Bank of England regarding representation on its monetary policy committee for a Scotland separated from the rest of the UK. (S4O-01106)
9. Dennis Robertson: To ask the Scottish Executive how important the subsea sector is to the economy. (S4O-01107)
10. John Park: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the potential impact of the recommendations of the Beecroft report on employment in Scotland. (S4O-01108)
11. Claudia Beamish: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made toward developing alternative methods of measuring GDP to reflect quality of life and the sustainability of Scotland’s development. (S4O-01109)
12. Margaret Mitchell: To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of Scottish Enterprise and what issues were discussed. (S4O-01110)
13. Margaret Burgess: To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with North Ayrshire Council regarding the economic situation in its area. (S4O-01111)
14. Aileen McLeod: To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to support the economy in the south of Scotland. (S4O-01112)
15. Bob Doris: To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to develop and maintain employment opportunities for disabled people. (S4O-01113)
16. Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is regarding the review of community planning partnerships. (S4O-01114)
17. Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review planning law in relation to the siting of mobile telephone masts. (S4O-01115)
18. George Adam: To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to encourage sustainable economic growth. (S4O-01116)
19. Fiona McLeod: To ask the Scottish Executive what start-up support is available for tourism-related social enterprises. (S4O-01117)
20. Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of how local authorities will address their pensions deficit and what discussions it has with them on the issue. (S4O-01118)
Members selected for General and Themed Questions on 14 June 2012
The following members have been randomly selected for General and Themed Question times on the above date. The deadline for lodging the text of questions is 12 noon on Wednesday 6 June 2012. These will then appear in this section of the Business Bulletin on Thursday 7 June 2012.
Question Time
General
1. Elaine Murray
2. Ken Macintosh
3. Richard Simpson
4. Colin Beattie
5. Dennis Robertson
6. Alison Johnstone
7. David Stewart
8. Colin Keir
9. Patrick Harvie
10. Jackie Baillie
Rural Affairs and the Environment
1. Angus MacDonald
2. John Finnie
3. Alex Johnstone
4. Claire Baker
5. John Mason
6. Gavin Brown
7. Stuart McMillan
8. Sarah Boyack
9. Malcolm Chisholm
10. Nigel Don
Justice and the Law Officers
1. Alex Fergusson
2. Joan McAlpine
3. Linda Fabiani
4. James Dornan
5. Helen Eadie
6. James Kelly
7. Sandra White
8. Bill Kidd
9. Dave Thompson
10. Margaret McDougall
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