Portfolio Questions - 5 September 2018
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 05/09/2018

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Portfolio Questions

finance and the Constitution
1. Richard Lyle: To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recently
published GERS figures. (S5O-02299)
2. Fulton MacGregor: To ask the Scottish Government what Scotland's onshore and offshore
revenues were in 2017-18, and how these compared with the previous year. (S5O-02300)
3. Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government what impact 10 more years of austerity could
have on public services in Scotland. (S5O-02301)
4. Edward Mountain: To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the
recent GERS figures. (S5O-02302)
5. Gordon MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the potential
impact on Scotland of the UK Government’s recently published technical notices to prepare for
leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement. (S5O-02303)
6. Patrick Harvie: To ask the Scottish Government what approach it plans to reform local tax and
local government finance. (S5O-02304)
7. Gordon Lindhurst: To ask the Scottish Government what level of engagement there has been
on the Barclay implementation consultation on non-domestic rates reform. (S5O-02305)
8. Gil Paterson: To ask the Scottish Government how the finance secretary ensures that the
budget takes account of the changing needs of employers and the economy. (S5O-02306)
9. Johann Lamont: To ask the Scottish Government what initiatives the finance secretary has
introduced to support the city of Glasgow. (S5O-02307)
10. Monica Lennon: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on agreeing to the City of Edinburgh Council piloting a tourism tax as a means of raising revenue. (S5O-02308)

Economy, Jobs and Fair Work
1. Alex Rowley: To ask the Scottish Government how many contracts for the manufacture of
renewable technologies have been awarded to Scottish-based companies in the last five years
and what the total value is of these. (S5O-02309)
2. Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve and protect
temporary and seasonal workers’ rights in Edinburgh. (S5O-02310)
3. Colin Beattie: To ask the Scottish Government how its investment in the £1.3 billion Edinburgh
and South East City Region Deal will help deliver inclusive economic growth across the region and
benefit residents in Midlothian and Musselburgh. (S5O-02311)
4. Neil Bibby: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of retailers in
Renfrewshire, and what issues were discussed. (S5O-02312)
5. Michelle Ballantyne: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote the export of goods from the South of England Region.
6. John Finnie: To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the Tyndall
Centre and Uppsala University report, Quantifying the implications of the Paris Agreement: What
role for Scotland?, and its implications for the economy. (S5O-02314)
7. Jackson Carlaw: [Not Lodged] (S5O-02315)
8. Jenny Marra: To ask the Scottish Government how many decommissioning jobs have been
created in Dundee in the last 12 months. (S5O-02316)
9. Richard Lochhead: [Withdrawn] (S5O-02317)
10. John Mason: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with banks and the
UK Government regarding branch closures. (S5O-02318)
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