Portfolio Questions

Covid-19 Recovery and Parliamentary Business Martin Whitfield S6O-01182 1. To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it plans to undertake into spoilt ballots at the 2022 local government elections. Emma Roddick S6O-01183 2. To ask the Scottish Government how its cross-government COVID recovery policies can reassure clinically vulnerable members of the public. Maurice Golden S6O-01184 3. To ask the Scottish Government when it will next propose a parliamentary debate on reaching net zero. Karen Adam S6O-01185 4. To ask the Scottish Government what policies and actions across government will support people in the Banffshire and Buchan Coast constituency to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Annabelle Ewing S6O-01186 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the role that an autumn/winter COVID-19 booster vaccination programme will play in its Covid Recovery Strategy. Stephen Kerr S6O-01187 6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Information Commissioner’s progress report on its handling of Freedom of Information requests. Collette Stevenson 7. [Not Lodged] Colin Beattie S6O-01189 8. To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it is providing to local authorities as part of its Covid Recovery Strategy to help them resume normal services and manage staff absences. Net Zero, Energy and Transport Carol Mochan 1. [Not Lodged] Colin Smyth S6O-01191 2. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason a maximum bidding price has been applied to commercial-scale ScotWind projects, but not to 100MW innovation projects looking to progress through the forthcoming Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas leasing round. Clare Adamson S6O-01192 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Solar Energy Scotland report, Scotland’s fair share: Solar’s role in achieving net zero in Scotland. Rhoda Grant S6O-01193 4. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the marine environment is protected. Michelle Thomson S6O-01194 5. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its target of generating 50% of energy use from renewables by 2030 is sufficiently ambitious in light of new opportunities arising for Scotland. Marie McNair S6O-01195 6. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to make railway stations accessible for disabled people. Douglas Lumsden S6O-01196 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on future road infrastructure projects in the north east. Fulton MacGregor S6O-01197 8. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve safety at train stations.