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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S6W-24694

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 19 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 24 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many people participated in Historic Environment Scotland’s Historic Sundays scheme in each month that it ran.

Question reference: S6W-24580

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many online clicks its paper, Social security in an independent Scotland, received in its first month following publication, broken down by (a) main paper, (b) easy read version, (c) each individual language version and (d) audio version.

We have previously answered two FOIs on website visits to the Building a New Scotland Papers:

Paper title: Social security in an independent Scotland

Main paper URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/social-security-independent-scotland/

Main paper publish date: 6-12-2023

Main paper views in first month (all pages): 4,670

Easy read URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/building-new-scotland-social-security-independent-scotland-easy-read-version/

Easy read publish date: 6-12-2023

Easy read views or download link clicks in first month: 269

Audio URL: https://soundcloud.com/scotgov/building-a-new-scotland-social-security-in-an-independent-scotland/s-XUJSNClgEUv

Audio publish date: 6-12-2023

Audio link clicks in first month: 7

Community language landing pageURL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/social-security-independent-scotland/documents/

Translation publish date: 6-12-2023

Translation downloads in first month:

Arabic: 2

Bengalii: 0

Bulgarian: 1

Cantonese: 0

French: 4

Gaelic: 0

Hindi: 0

Italian: 0

Mandarin: 0

Polish: 0

Punjabi: 0

Romanian: 0

Russian: 0

Spanish: 2

Ukrainian: 0

Urdu: 2

BSL YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnYAdwlHIXE

Date BSL Version Published:6-12-2023

Views in first 30 days: 8

Question reference: S6W-24564

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 24 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been banned from keeping animals in each of the last 10 years.

The information used to publish the Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services Criminal Disposals Dashboard only contains data from April 2017. Accordingly, we are unable to extract the number of case-accused convicted for the financial years prior to 2017-18.

From April 2017 to March 2023, 279 people received disqualification or deprivation orders. The numbers per financial year were as follows.

Financial Year	Number of case accused
FY2017-2018	33
FY2018-2019	33
FY2019-2020	46
FY2020-2021	21
FY2021-2022	40
FY2022-2023	106
Total	279

Question reference: S6W-24519

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the possible introduction of a non-domestic rates public health supplement on retailers as set out in the 2024-25 Budget, whether it has assessed the potential impact on commercial investment in relation to net zero and the circular economy by those firms that may be liable for any new levy.

Question reference: S6W-24505

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the possible introduction of a non-domestic rates public health supplement on retailers as set out in the 2024-25 Budget, whether it has assessed, or will assess, the potential impact of any new levy on the pay of store staff, including any bonuses that they may earn.

Question reference: S6W-24500

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the proposed introduction of a non-domestic rates public health supplement on retailers, as set out in its Budget for 2024-25, what assessment it has made of any potential implications of the introduction of such a levy for retailers' investment plans.

Question reference: S6W-24518

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with the Competition and Markets Authority regarding the possible introduction of a non-domestic rates public health supplement on retailers prior to the announcement in the 2024-25 Budget.

Question reference: S6W-24606

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 24 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what objectives it set for any funding that it has provided to Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council Limited since 2019.

Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council received funding from the Scottish Government’s Promoting Equality and Cohesion Fund (PECF) during 2017-2021. High-level PCEF outcomes are set out in Grant Offer Letters, and are as follows:

A reduction in discrimination against people who share protected characteristics
Reduced levels of hate crime
Increased community participation, engagement and community cohesion
Addressing imbalances in representation in all aspects and levels of public life

Impact Funding Partners (formerly named as The Voluntary Action Fund) were the fund managers for PECF, acting on behalf of the Scottish Government. The fund manager engaged with organisations directly to agree on workplans and set specific objectives and outcomes.

Question reference: S6W-24504

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the possible introduction of a non-domestic rates public health supplement on retailers as set out in the 2024-25 Budget, whether it has assessed, or will assess, the potential impact of any new levy on support for new or renewal ballots for business improvement districts from firms that may be liable for the levy.

Question reference: S6W-24491

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 12 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 24 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the First Minister’s announcement on 11 January 2024 that it will, in essence, replicate in Scotland the legislation that exists in England and Wales on XL bully dogs, how it will monitor the efficacy of any proposed regulations.