General Questions

Willie Coffey S6O-02608 1. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to improve rail services in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency. Ross Greer S6O-02609 2. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration has been given to any proposals to increase the frequency of services on the Milngavie rail line. Keith Brown S6O-02610 3. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with the UK Government, regarding the potential impact on net zero policy in Scotland, ahead of the announcement by the UK Government of its decision to delay key net zero targets. Liz Smith S6O-02611 4. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that the V&A Dundee has generated £304 million for the Scottish economy over the last five years, whether it will be pursuing any further joint projects with UK institutions. Foysol Choudhury S6O-02612 5. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to implement the Anti-Racist Curriculum Principles, which were published in June. Gordon MacDonald S6O-02613 6. To ask the Scottish Government what its timeframe is for the implementation of the Strategic Framework for Scotland’s Early Learning and School Age Childcare Profession. Colin Beattie S6O-02614 7. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support the delivery of public services by local authorities, such as Midlothian and East Lothian, where the population growth has been higher than forecast, having risen by 16.1% and 12.6% respectively between 2011 and 2022. Willie Rennie S6O-02615 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make a public apology, in light of reports that it did not deliver its policy of 100% coverage of superfast broadband by December 2021.