Portfolio Questions

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Jackie Baillie S6O-01492 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will instruct Scottish Water to freeze water rates for 2023-24 to help with the cost of living crisis. Alex Cole-Hamilton S6O-01493 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to address the discharge of sewage into rivers, lochs and waterways. Evelyn Tweed S6O-01494 3. To ask the Scottish Government what investment is being made in safe active travel routes in the Stirling area, including any missing links in the National Cycle Network at Manor Powis and between Doune and Callander. Richard Leonard S6O-01495 4. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding the impact in Scotland of calls by rail workers for fair pay settlements. Fiona Hyslop S6O-01496 5. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the outcomes of its attendance at the European Hydrogen Week in Brussels. Christine Grahame S6O-01497 6. To ask the Scottish Government what it can do to address any bus driver shortages across Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale. Martin Whitfield S6O-01498 7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve air quality on Scotland’s most polluted streets. Jenni Minto S6O-01499 8. To ask the Scottish Government how peatland restoration will be measured as a component of the proposed Land Management Plans in the forthcoming Land Reform Bill.