Portfolio Questions

Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Sharon Dowey S6O-02926 1. To ask the Scottish Government what feedback it has received from arts and culture stakeholders following its announcement of the Scottish Budget 2024-25. Graham Simpson S6O-02927 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of its overseas offices. Alasdair Allan S6O-02928 3. To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, whether any of its future publications on independence will cover any constitutional lessons that can be learned from structures used in Parliaments elsewhere that include unelected members. Marie McNair S6O-02929 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it plans to further invest in the culture sector. Mercedes Villalba 5. [Not Lodged] Finlay Carson S6O-02931 6. To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on the UCI World Cycling Championships in Glasgow in 2023. Douglas Lumsden S6O-02932 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the total cost to date of its Building a New Scotland series of papers. Alexander Burnett S6O-02933 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the reopening of Historic Environment Scotland sites following the completion of work to make them safe for the public, including when the remaining sites will reopen. Justice and Home Affairs Ariane Burgess S6O-02934 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether GEOAmey, the prisoner escort service provider, has offered any assurances that it will tackle the reported staffing challenges that currently mean that islanders acting as witnesses have to travel to jury trials on the mainland. Oliver Mundell S6O-02935 2. To ask the Scottish Government what protection is available to victims of domestic abuse when harassment and exclusion orders expire. Neil Bibby S6O-02936 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the proposed closure of Paisley, Ferguslie Park, Greenock, Bishopbriggs and Milngavie police stations. Kenneth Gibson 4. [Not Lodged] Colin Smyth S6O-02938 5. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact that the Scottish Budget 2024-25 will have on police officer numbers in the South Scotland region. Gordon MacDonald S6O-02939 6. To ask the Scottish Government how its Budget for 2024-25 will support Police Scotland. Foysol Choudhury S6O-02940 7. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the proposed closure of 29 police stations across Scotland on antisocial behaviour. Colin Beattie S6O-02941 8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it and its partners are taking to tackle retail crime and its potential impact on communities, in light of the reported increase in retail crime caused by the cost of living crisis.