Portfolio Questions

Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic Gordon MacDonald S6O-03973 1. To ask the Scottish Government how it continues to assess the impact of Brexit on Scotland’s economy. Annie Wells 2. [Not Lodged] Alexander Stewart S6O-03975 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest Scottish Economic Bulletin. Maggie Chapman S6O-03976 4. To ask the Scottish Government to what extent its economic development activities and infrastructure project decisions in the North East Scotland region are aligned with the regional economic strategy. Roz McCall S6O-03977 5. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the reported potential withdrawal of levelling up funding for the city of Dunfermline and any economic impact this may have. Stuart McMillan S6O-03978 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on work at Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow, in light of the announcement of £14 million worth of investment into the yard earlier this year. Ariane Burgess S6O-03979 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any economic analysis it has undertaken of the impact on the wider Scottish economy of fish farming. Humza Yousaf 8. [Not Lodged] Finance and Local Government Rona Mackay S6O-03981 1. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on local government finance of increased employee costs for staff funded through the Housing Revenue Account. Pauline McNeill S6O-03982 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider ring fencing funding in its forthcoming Budget to allocate to a Glasgow Airport rail link. Craig Hoy S6O-03983 3. To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish Scotland's tax strategy. Annabelle Ewing S6O-03984 4. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the implications of the UK Budget for its allocation of capital budget for health projects. Richard Leonard S6O-03985 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether local authorities will receive a fair budget settlement. Foysol Choudhury S6O-03986 6. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to protect the allocation of funding to third sector organisations in its forthcoming Budget. Mark Griffin S6O-03987 7. To ask the Scottish Government what early discussion it has had with COSLA regarding the detail of the financial settlement that it has received from the UK Government's Budget. Paul O'Kane S6O-03988 8. To ask the Scottish Government what ongoing discussions the finance secretary is having with ministerial colleagues and officials regarding the planning of portfolio budgets in the lead up to the publication of its Budget for 2025-26.