Portfolio Questions

Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Claire Baker S6O-03118 1. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting events to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the birth of Robert the Bruce, which takes place on 11 July this year. Sharon Dowey S6O-03119 2. To ask the Scottish Government how it is promoting culture outside of the Central Belt. Kate Forbes S6O-03120 3. To ask the Scottish Government what value it places on the Screen Machine. Evelyn Tweed S6O-03121 4. To ask the Scottish Government what support it can offer to cultural organisations in Stirling that are facing funding challenges. Rhoda Grant S6O-03122 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to protect the future of the Screen Machine mobile cinema. Gordon MacDonald 6. [Not Lodged] Kevin Stewart S6O-03124 7. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to Aberdeen's festivals. Collette Stevenson S6O-03125 8. To ask the Scottish Government what role culture and the arts play in delivering its missions of equality, opportunity and community. Justice and Home Affairs Douglas Lumsden S6O-03126 1. To ask the Scottish Government when the results from Police Scotland’s Proportionate Response to Crime pilot in the north east will be published. Monica Lennon S6O-03127 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service takes to ensure that any information that it receives from pathology service providers is accurate and reliable. Jamie Greene S6O-03128 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported comments by Police Scotland's Chief Constable that the force deals with over 100,000 mental health-related incidents each year. Paul Sweeney S6O-03129 4. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with Police Scotland regarding the policing strategy for the safe consumption room pilot in Glasgow. Ben Macpherson S6O-03130 5. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving, in collaboration with Police Scotland, to the possibility of establishing a new Leith police station within the Scottish Government's Victoria Quay building. Mark Ruskell S6O-03131 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Scottish Prison Service’s work to address reported noise disturbance at HMP Stirling. James Dornan S6O-03132 7. To ask the Scottish Government how the Victim Surcharge Fund supports women who are victims of domestic abuse. Maggie Chapman S6O-03133 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding the plans required to address the carcinogenic nature of firefighting.