Portfolio Questions selected for answer on 26 November 2014
Culture and External Affairs
1. Alex Johnstone: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the regional allocation of funding by Creative Scotland to support cultural events. (S4O-03731)
2. Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Government what arts and culture events it has planned for the West Scotland parliamentary region. (S4O-03732)
3. Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to assist the development of the project, Helensburgh Heroes. (S4O-03733)
4. Elaine Murray: To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on establishing a film studio complex. (S4O-03734)
5. Roderick Campbell: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government following the recent G20 meeting. (S4O-03735)
6. Jim Eadie: To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government about EU matters. (S4O-03736)
7. Neil Bibby: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote the use of fair trade footballs. (S4O-03737)
8. Alex Rowley: To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of goods sold in Scotland can be considered fair trade and what it is doing to increase the sale of fair trade goods. (S4O-03738)
9. Ken Macintosh: [Not Lodged]
10. David Torrance: To ask the Scottish Government how it protects and supports sites of historic importance. (S4O-03740)
Infrastructure, Investment and Cities
1. Margaret McCulloch: To ask the Scottish Government how it is promoting the living wage as part of its anti-poverty strategy. (S4O-03741)
2. Drew Smith: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle high rents in the private sector. (S4O-03742)
3. Liam McArthur: To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to reach agreement with Orkney Islands Council on the replacement of the islands’ internal ferry fleet. (S4O-03743)
4. Jamie Hepburn: To ask the Scottish Government how it is encouraging local authorities to explore ways of increasing housing stock. (S4O-03744)
5. Bob Doris: To ask the Scottish Government how it seeks to promote affordable public transport for vulnerable groups. (S4O-03745)
6. Hanzala Malik: To ask the Scottish Government what actions it is taking to reduce the number of households in temporary accommodation. (S4O-03746)
7. Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress made with the Forth Replacement Crossing project. (S4O-03747)
8. George Adam: To ask the Scottish Government what help and support are available to help veterans access housing. (S4O-03748)
9. Jenny Marra: To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on the Dundee Port Railhead as recommended in the Tactran strategy. (S4O-03749)
10. Colin Keir: To ask the Scottish Government whether there have been discussions regarding bringing forward work on the rollout of superfast broadband for Kirkliston and South Queensferry scheduled for late 2015. (S4O-03750)
General Questions selected for answer on 27 November 2014
1. Claire Baker: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to deal with antisocial behaviour on quad bikes. (S4O-03751)
2. Alex Fergusson: To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on tackling rural crime. (S4O-03752)
3. John Mason: To ask the Scottish Government what the economic benefits of immigration from the EU are to Scotland. (S4O-03753)
4. Gavin Brown: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has in respect of the non-domestic rates system. (S4O-03754)
5. Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with the integration of health and social care. (S4O-03755)
6. James Dornan: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its legacy plans from the Commonwealth Games. (S4O-03756)
7. Joan McAlpine: To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is on the development of energy storage technologies. (S4O-03757)
8. Jean Urquhart: To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle negative perceptions of immigration in Scotland. (S4O-03758)
9. Gil Paterson: To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to the voluntary sector. (S4O-03759)
10. Adam Ingram: To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the restoration of coal sites in East Ayrshire. (S4O-03760)
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