Portfolio Questions

Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy Ruth Maguire S6O-02456 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how the Fuel Insecurity Fund is supporting residents in the Cunninghame South constituency. Ariane Burgess S6O-02457 2. To ask the Scottish Government what further discussions it plans to have with the UK Government regarding lifting the 100KW deployment cap on its Feed-In Tariffs Scheme for renewable energy generation from community and farm-owned micro-hydro schemes in Scotland. Mark Griffin S6O-02458 3. To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with trade unions to ensure that it includes workers' voices in its policy development. Gillian Mackay S6O-02459 4. To ask the Scottish Government how the investment announced in the 2023-24 Programme for Government will contribute towards a move to a wellbeing economy in the Central Scotland region. Jackie Baillie S6O-02460 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to support the tourism sector. Kaukab Stewart S6O-02461 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Clyde Mission regeneration programme. Emma Harper S6O-02462 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding ensuring access to the national grid for community energy schemes in Scotland. Annabelle Ewing S6O-02463 8. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact that any future devolution of employment law to the Scottish Parliament would have on its long-term labour market strategy. Finance and Parliamentary Business Daniel Johnson S6O-02464 1. To ask the Scottish Government what the change in public sector full-time equivalent headcount has been in the last 12 months across all devolved areas. Christine Grahame S6O-02465 2. To ask the Scottish Government what impact recent public sector pay settlements are having on the provision of services. Maggie Chapman S6O-02466 3. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with communities in the North East Scotland region on any increases to and reform of council tax. Alasdair Allan S6O-02467 4. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the announcement by the local government empowerment minister in July, whether it will provide an update on what discussions he has had regarding the roll-out of the Islands Cost Crisis Emergency Fund. Monica Lennon S6O-02468 5. To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated from its 2023-24 Budget to community justice services for the purpose of supporting women with a history of offending and substance abuse. David Torrance 6. [Not Lodged] Fulton MacGregor S6O-02470 7. To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to local authorities from its 2023-24 Budget to prevent the closure of local services in light of rising energy and running costs, including to prevent the closure of swimming pools. Sue Webber S6O-02471 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an estimate of the number of households whose council tax bills have risen this year.