Portfolio Questions

Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Marie McNair S6O-02712 1. To ask the Scottish Government how it is assessing feedback to the Building a New Scotland series of papers. Murdo Fraser S6O-02713 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the total cost of its Building a New Scotland series of papers, including the recently published Migration to Scotland after independence paper. David Torrance 3. [Withdrawn] Russell Findlay S6O-02715 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Scottish Census 2022. Rachael Hamilton S6O-02716 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what plans it has to restore a reported £6.6 million reduction in funding to Creative Scotland for 2024-25. Stephanie Callaghan S6O-02717 6. To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its humanitarian aid funding, whether it will provide an update on any further action it can take to help provide support to those affected by the conflict in Gaza. Kaukab Stewart S6O-02718 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to increase funding for the arts and culture sector. Rhoda Grant S6O-02719 8. To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to the creative industries in the Highlands and Islands region. Justice and Home Affairs Annie Wells S6O-02720 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to introduce whole-life orders, in light of the UK Government’s announcement that it will expand their use in England and Wales. Pam Gosal S6O-02721 2. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of police station closures on police response times. Craig Hoy 3. [Not Lodged] Gillian Mackay S6O-02723 4. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to its wider approach to tackling domestic abuse, including its work to develop Scotland’s first national multi-agency Domestic Homicide Review model. Liam Kerr S6O-02724 5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Police Scotland regarding its north east pilot not to investigate crimes if that is deemed a proportionate response by the service. Ben Macpherson 6. [Withdrawn] Michelle Thomson S6O-02726 7. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the plans for legal services regulation reform will meet the original objectives of the Roberton Review regarding consumer complaints. Kate Forbes S6O-02727 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to develop a model for Scotland to challenge men’s demand for prostitution.