Portfolio Questions

Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic Annabelle Ewing S6O-05547 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on support provided to the Mossmorran workforce, following the early closure of the ExxonMobil Fife Ethylene Plant. Paul Sweeney S6O-05548 2. To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the finance available for commercial shipbuilding projects at Scottish shipyards, including how the competitiveness of this compares with that of other European nations with commercial shipbuilding industries. R Submitting member has a registered interest. Bill Kidd S6O-05549 3. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the economic contribution of the Scottish food and drink sector to Scotland’s international exports. Carol Mochan S6O-05550 4. To ask the Scottish Government, following Orbex entering administration, what the likelihood is of the public purse receiving a return on the money invested in the company by the Scottish National Investment Bank. George Adam S6O-05551 5. To ask the Scottish Government what analysis has been undertaken of the Scottish economy’s performance since the UK withdrew from the EU. Jamie Hepburn S6O-05552 6. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any benefits brought by the banking hub model that is operated by Post Office Ltd and funded by Cash Access UK. Murdo Fraser S6O-05553 7. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the tourism industry. Dr Pam Gosal MBE S6O-05554 8. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Institute of Chartered Accountants stating there is a "lack of a clear, long-term economic strategy for Scotland”. Finance and Local Government Emma Roddick S6O-05555 1. [Not Lodged] Liam McArthur S6O-05556 2. To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish responses to its consultation on a potential point of entry levy. Rachael Hamilton S6O-05557 3. To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated in its draft Budget 2026-27 to support women in enterprise, including in the Scottish Borders. Craig Hoy S6O-05558 4. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Recent changes and the future outlook for Scottish Government funding. Maggie Chapman S6O-05559 5. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment the finance secretary has made of the impact of lengthy national budget consultation processes on the financial sustainability of third sector organisations in north east Scotland. Jeremy Balfour S6O-05560 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether regulations rectifying the oversight whereby children in receipt of the Scottish Child Disability Payment were not receiving an exemption under the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 will be introduced before the end of the current parliamentary session. Katy Clark S6O-05561 7. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that local authorities receive fair and sustainable funding settlements. Neil Bibby S6O-05562 8. To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to local authorities for the delivery of the Learn to Swim programme in its Budget 2026-27.