Portfolio Questions - 26 September 2018
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 2018-09-26

Government Business and Constitutional Relations
1. Annie Wells: To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken since the publication of
the Scottish Information Commissioner’s Intervention Report, which found that it was operating a
"two-tier" system for managing FoI requests that discriminated against journalists, MSPs and
researchers. (S5O-02389)
2. Willie Rennie: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on there being a UK-wide
referendum on the final terms of the Brexit deal. (S5O-02390)
3. Finlay Carson: To ask the Scottish Government what contact it has had with the Welsh
Government since the recent Joint Ministerial Committee meeting. (S5O-02391)
4. Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the fish
processing industry regarding the impact of Brexit on people from the EU working in the sector.
(S5O-02392)
5. Emma Harper: To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides for veterans. (S5O-
02393)
6. James Dornan: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its
involvement in negotiations on the EU Withdrawal Agreement. (S5O-02394)
7. Rachael Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the UK Government to
discuss UK bills that contain proposals that impact on Scotland. (S5O-02395)
8. Clare Adamson: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK
Government regarding residency for EU citizens in Scotland. (S5O-02396)
9. Adam Tomkins: To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to be able to share draft UK
common frameworks with the Parliament. (S5O-02397)
10. Fulton MacGregor: To ask the Scottish Government how it will support EU citizens in
Scotland post-Brexit. (S5O-02398)
Culture, Tourism and External Affairs
1. Tom Mason: To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of
short-term lets on tourism levels in Aberdeen and other local authority areas. (S5O-02399) R
2. Claudia Beamish: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Scottish Tourism
Alliance and what issues were discussed. (S5O-02400)
3. John Scott: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for the funding of arts and
culture to the south of the central belt. (S5O-02401)
4. Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve visitor
experience by working with local authorities to enhance facilities such as car parking. (S5O-02402)
5. Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the
potential for developing steam train tourism on the east coast. (S5O-02403)
6. Rhoda Grant: To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support tourism on Skye.
(S5O-02404)
7. Claire Baker: To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Trading
Standards Scotland and Citizens Advice Scotland regarding tackling secondary ticket sales. (S5O-
02405)
8. Gordon Lindhurst: To ask the Scottish Government how it is working to attract major events to
Scotland. (S5O-02406)
9. Edward Mountain: To ask the Scottish Government what importance it places on visitor
attraction signage as a means of attracting people to local areas from arterial routes. (S5O-02407)
10. Colin Smyth: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking

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