Portfolio Questions

Climate Action and Rural Affairs Joe Fagan S7O-00106 1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to develop fairer food production systems. Clare Haughey S7O-00107 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its Programme for Government 2021-22 commitment to consult on the phasing out of farrowing crates. Yi-pei Chou Turvey S7O-00108 3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the impact of increasingly extreme weather events, including flooding, on rural communities and their infrastructure. Gillian Mackay S7O-00109 4. To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas and Priority Marine Features. Mark Ruskell S7O-00110 5. To ask the Scottish Government what national assessment it has made of the climate impact associated with hyperscale AI green data centres. Amanda Lindsay S7O-00111 6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support farmers in mitigating the negative impacts of certain plant and animal species on their businesses. Clare Adamson S7O-00112 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with specialist organisations regarding equipment and systems used to tackle wildfire and vegetation fires, in light of the increasing risk of such fires affecting rural communities, woodlands, parks and urban green and open spaces across Scotland. David Green S7O-00113 8. To ask the Scottish Government what advice and support it provides to rural communities on wildfire prevention ahead of the heightened risk of such fires during the summer months. Gary Bouse S7O-00114 9. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact on the environment of the construction and operation of hyperscale data centres. Submitting member has a registered interest. Alan Brown S7O-00115 10. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to carry out a cumulative impact assessment of the number of planning applications proposed for AI data centres, including the power and water resources required and the impact on climate emissions. Education, Culture and Gaelic David Torrance S7O-00116 1. [Withdrawn] Katherine Sangster S7O-00117 2. To ask the Scottish Government what specific support it plans to provide to primary and special schools to enable the delivery of universal breakfast clubs. Daniel Johnson S7O-00118 3. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the provision of post-school skills pathways. Thomas Kerr S7O-00119 4. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the development of skills and encourages apprenticeships, in light of reported concerns that young people are steered towards some degree courses that offer limited value. Senga Beresford S7O-00120 5. To ask the Scottish Government what it considers to be the top three learning priorities for primary school pupils. Michelle Campbell S7O-00121 6. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to future phases of the Learning Estate Investment Programme to support local authorities in delivering modern and sustainable school buildings. Duncan Dunlop S7O-00122 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether children and young people in kinship care are eligible to receive the care leaver payment. Kristopher Leask S7O-00123 8. To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to festivals in island communities to ensure that they are sustainable. Adam Harley S7O-00124 9. To ask the Scottish Government what its priorities are for teacher workforce planning. Zen Ghani S7O-00125 10. To ask the Scottish Government what steps were taken to achieve a near-record 93.5% of school leavers heading into positive destinations in 2024-25.