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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.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S6W-17650

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many air quality monitors are installed at schools in each local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-17627

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will send a representative, such as the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, to the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Scottish Game Fair in Perth from 1 to 3 July 2023.

Question reference: S6W-17633

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, following the completion of the National Cancer Plan in March 2023, whether it will provide an update on the forthcoming publication of its new cancer strategy.

Question reference: S6W-17652

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many people with chronic kidney disease are currently receiving dialysis at home in each NHS board area.

Question reference: S6W-17732

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 15 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an updated list of the names of the (a) charities, (b) groups, (c) individuals and (d) office bearers appointed to the Third Sector Interface (TSI) Scotland Network.

The TSI Scotland Network is not a formally constituted group; it is a grouping of organisations with a shared purpose namely the TSIs. It does not have Office Bearers.

Some TSIs are partnerships where the role is shared across two or more organisations, others are single entities. Most of the organisations which form TSIs are registered charities, and often they are also registered companies. More information about the Network can be found at www.tsi.scot .

A list of the organisations which make up the TSI Network is given in the following table.

TSI locality	Type	CO Name	TSI legal name	Charity number
Aberdeen	Single	Maggie Hepburn	Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations (ACVO)	SC036845
Aberdeenshire	Single	Dan Shaw	Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action (AVA)	SC014223
Angus	Single	Hayley Mearns	Voluntary Action Angus	SC032830
Argyll and Bute	Single	Takki Sulaiman	Argyll & Bute Third Sector Interface	SC029947
Clackmannanshire	Single	Anthea Coulter	Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface Ltd	SC042543
Dumfries and Galloway	Single	Norma Austin Hart	Dumfries and Galloway Third Sector Interface	SC043832
Dundee	Partnership	Christina Cooper	Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action	SC000487
		Fergus Storrier	Dundee Social Enterprise Network	SC043943
East Ayrshire	Single	Fiona Fawdry	Council Of Voluntary Organisations (East Ayrshire)	SC024931
East Dunbartonshire	Single	Anne Innes	East Dunbartonshire Voluntary Action	SC042983
East Lothian	Partnership	Maureen Allan	Volunteer Development, East Lothian	SC029045
		Maureen Allan	Volunteer Centre East Lothian	SC029045
East Renfrewshire	Single	Ruth Gallagher	Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire SCIO	SC028103
Edinburgh	Partnership	Bridie Ashrowan	Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Council	SC009944
		Claire Patullo	Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network	SC044030
		Paul Wilson	Volunteer Edinburgh	SC029681
Falkirk	Single	Victoria McRae	CVS Falkirk & District	SC000312
Fife	Single	Kenny Murphy	Fife Voluntary Action	SC028457
Glasgow	Partnership	Ian Bruce	Glasgow Council For The Voluntary Sector	SC006923
		Jennifer Robertson	Glasgow Social Enterprise Network	SC047282
		David Maxwell	Volunteer Glasgow	SC005462
Highland	Single	Mhairi Wylie	Highland Third Sector Interface	SC043521
Inverclyde	Single	Charlene Elliot	CVS Inverclyde	SC024376
Midlothian	Partnership	Lesley Kelly	Midlothian Voluntary Action	SC008286
		Lesley Kelly	Volunteer Centre Midlothian	SC027578
		n/a	The Social Enterprise Alliance for Midlothian	n/a
Moray	Single	Fabio Villani and Jackie McLaren	Third Sector Interface Moray	SC042954
North Ayrshire	Partnership	Vicki Yuill	Arran Community And Voluntary Service	SC004057
		Kaileigh Brown	The Ayrshire Community Trust	SC028874
North Lanarkshire	Single	Maddy Halliday	Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire	SC041224
Orkney	Single	Morven Brooks	Voluntary Action Orkney	SC010691
Perth	Single	Caroline McKenna (interim)	Perth And Kinross Association Of Voluntary Service Limited	SC005561
Renfrewshire	Single	Alan McNiven	Engage Renfrewshire	SC018453
Scottish Borders	Single	Juliana Amaral	Borders Third Sector Interface known as Borders Community Action	New organisation seeking charitable status. Company number is SC758752
Shetland	Single	Lynn Tulloch	Voluntary Action Shetland	SC017286
South Ayrshire	Single	Marie Oliver	Voluntary Action South Ayrshire	SC028234
South Lanarkshire	Single	Steven Sweeney	Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire	SC037696
Stirling	Single	Natalie Masterson	Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise Ltd	SC041875
West Dunbartonshire	Single		West Dunbartonshire Council For Voluntary Services	SC032003
Western Isles	Partnership	Contact for TSI WI is Eoin MacNeil	Third Sector Interface Western Isles C/O Volunteer Centre Western Isles	Volunteer Centre Western Isles, SC027472
			Voluntary Action Barra & Vatersay	SC015602
			UCVO known as Uist Council of Voluntary Organisations	SC045715
			Volunteering Hebrides	SC041459
			Harris Voluntary Service	SC000788
			Outer Hebrides Social Economy Partnership CIC	Company number SC380816
West Lothian	Single	Alan McCloskey	Voluntary Sector Gateway West Lothian	SC027612

The lead organisation for partnership TSIs is highlighted.

Question reference: S6W-17605

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the taskforce established to explore what practical solutions can be delivered to help improve bus services across the country, in light of the reported continued reduction in routes by bus operators.

The Bus Taskforce was convened by the previous Minister for Transport to work on critical issues with bus stakeholders. It is reviewing and coordinating immediate activity to support patronage recovery, to address workforce retention and recruitment, and to ensure proactive communication and engagement with bus users as networks adapt post Covid. The work is expected to conclude in the coming months and a report of the Taskforce's work and recommendations will be published in Autumn 2023.

Question reference: S6W-17694

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12594 by Màiri McAllan on 9 December 2022, what progress it is making towards developing a new National Register of Ancient Woodlands, and when it anticipates that work will be completed.

The Bute House Agreement includes a commitment to further protect Scotland’s ancient woods through establishing a National Register of Ancient Woodlands. We are discussing with NatureScot and Scottish Forestry the best approach to developing a new National Register of Ancient Woodlands, which will build upon the existing Scottish Ancient Woodland Inventory, and be published when that work is complete. A new National Register of Ancient Woodlands will be an important element of the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy and Delivery plan which we will consult on later this year.

Question reference: S6W-17729

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 15 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether funding for post-diagnostic support for autistic people and their families, which is currently delivered by third sector organisations, will be renewed, and, if so, when allocations will be announced.

The Scottish Government has provided funding of £2m since December 2020 to a number of third sector organisations to pilot Autism Post Diagnostic Support Schemes. The pilots and associated funding were extended to March 2023. We are currently working to develop a permanent Autism Post Diagnostic Support scheme, which will be informed by the pilot, and will confirm arrangements soon.

We are keeping stakeholders up to date with progress.

Question reference: S6W-17730

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it next plans to meet with (a) Hospice UK and (b) other representatives of the hospice industry, regarding the reported financial challenges facing hospices.

Question reference: S6W-17699

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 15 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its commitment to end care charges by 2026, whether it will provide an update on when it plans to end social care charges, in light of calls to speed up the process of ending care charges.