Parliament Live from Holyrood – 05/03/2020
Parliament Live from Holyrood with Portfolio Questions, followed by the Budget Scotland Bill Stage 3 debate.
2:30pm SPCB Questions
Jeremy Balfour S5O-04233
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what its position is on facilitating the Eden Project initiative, The Big Lunch, in June 2020 to bring people who work at the Parliament together and help strengthen the sense of community.
Mary Fee S5O-04192
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what assessment has been made of the level of threat to IT systems from international cyberattacks.
Alex Neil S5O-04190
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when it will make a decision regarding the level of MSP allowances for staff for 2020-21.
Elaine Smith S5O-04195
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what equality monitoring of staff employed by MSPs it undertakes, and what steps it is taking to address any under-representation from any section of society.
James Kelly S5O-04194
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what recent evidence has been received that its IT systems have been subject to cyberattacks from international sources.
Ruth Maguire S5O-04193
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what assessment it makes of the content of Member-sponsored exhibitions in the Parliament.
Stewart Stevenson
[Withdrawn]
Mark Griffin S5O-04234
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will conduct a feasibility study to investigate extending accessibility arrangements to cross party groups.
Jackie Baillie S5O-04232
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will uprate Members’ staff cost provision in line with the Scottish Government uprating of 3%.
Bob Doris S5O-04231
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what steps it is taking to ensure that Members can appropriately remunerate their staff.
Daniel Johnson S5O-04189
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what discussions it has had regarding the increase in the MSP staffing budget.
Gordon MacDonald S5O-04235
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what steps it is taking to ensure that Parliament computers that are no longer suitable for corporate use are disposed of in a way that has a positive impact on wider society.
John Mason S5O-04230
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what requirements there are for people working in the Parliament to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme administered by Disclosure Scotland.
Portfolio Questions – Finance
Angus MacDonald
1. [Withdrawn]
Maurice Golden S5O-04213
2. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to varying landfill tax rates and bands during the extended period before a biodegradable municipal waste to landfill ban.
Donald Cameron S5O-04214
3. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to utilise the Scotland Reserve in its 2020-21 Budget.
Bill Kidd S5O-04215
4. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with Treasury ministers regarding the impact of the UK Budget on Scotland’s finances.
Alison Johnstone
5. [Not Lodged]
Iain Gray S5O-04217
6. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason East Lothian Council’s provisional revenue allocation per head is the fourth lowest in Scotland.
Michelle Ballantyne S5O-04218
7. To ask the Scottish Government what strategy it has to ensure that local authorities are sufficiently funded.
David Torrance S5O-04219
8. To ask the Scottish Government which measures in the draft Budget aim to boost economic growth, improve productivity and support improvements in innovation.
Stage 3 Proceedings – Kate Forbes S5M-21113 – Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill
That the Parliament agrees that the Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill be passed.
5:00pm Decision Time