General Questions

Katy Clark S6O-05499 1. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the greater use of private bodies to deliver public services, what its position is on whether freedom of information law should be reformed to close loopholes, strengthen the powers of the Scottish Information Commissioner and enable the speedier extension of the coverage of freedom of information to relevant bodies. Maurice Golden S6O-05500 2. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent changes to SQA policy permitting internet-enabled devices, such as Chromebooks, in exams, what action it is taking to ensure that pupils who rely on speech-to-text as their normal way of working are not, in practice, prevented from using this technology during exams. Davy Russell S6O-05501 3. [Not Lodged] Kenneth Gibson S6O-05502 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the purchase of Ardrossan Harbour from Peel Ports Group will be successfully concluded. Clare Haughey S6O-05503 5. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to local authorities to enable them to explore partnership or franchise approaches to public transport. Kevin Stewart S6O-05504 6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to boost the economy of Aberdeen and the north east of Scotland. Douglas Ross S6O-05505 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether the First Minister and the rest of the Cabinet are ashamed that the written case for Scottish Ministers and the Lord Advocate in the judicial review of the SPS Policy for the management of Transgender People in Custody, did not include a single mention of women's rights. Jamie Hepburn S6O-05506 8. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the removal of peak rail fares.