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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-09130

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 23 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on planned maintenance and road surface repairs on the A75.

Question reference: S6W-09036

Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 23 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many social care staff have (a) joined and (b) left the sector in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S6W-09016

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 23 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07866 by Jenny Gilruth on 3 May 2022, whether it will provide updated figures on how many young people have now received a free bus pass through the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme, broken down by local authority, based on the latest information available.

The following table shows the number of cards issued under the Young Persons Scheme (YPS) as at close of business on 20 June 2022, broken down to local authority level. This information includes number of passes collected from the Transport Scot Pass Collect mobile application held by Transport Scotland and data supplied by the National Entitlement Card Programme Office (NECPO). NECPO support the 32 local authorities by assisting with the integration of various national and local public services on the National Entitlement Card (NEC) and are the joint controller with local authorities of this data.

Local Authority	No. of cards issued
Aberdeen City	18,603
Aberdeenshire	22,610
Angus Council	5,473
Argyll & Bute	4,413
City of Edinburgh	53,249
Clackmanmanshire	2,216
Comhairie nan Eilean Siar	1,157
Dumfries and Galloway	7,674
Dundee City	16,991
East Ayrshire	13,485
East Dunbartonshire	6,009
East Lothian	9,903
East Renfrewshire	6,687
Falkirk	7,187
Fife	30,811
Glasgow City	45,950
Highland	11,065
Inverclyde	11,615
Midlothian	7,130
Moray	5,613
North Ayrshire	11,911
North Lanarkshire	23,629
Orkney Islands	985
Perth & Kinross	10,319
Renfrewshire	15,296
Scottish Borders	7,987
Shetland Islands	1,894
South Ayrshire	4,747
South Lanarkshire	18,611
Stirling	5,233
West Dunbartonshire	9,313
West Lothian	12,955
Total	410,721

Question reference: S6W-08983

Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government by which date in Autumn 2022 it will publish its previously delayed, updated Energy Strategy.

The Scottish Government committed to publishing a refresh of the 2017 Energy Strategy in the Programme for Government and Bute House Agreement. Following the Scottish Government's response to the Just Transition Commission, we committed to publishing a Just Transition Plan for energy, which will be integrated with the forthcoming Energy Strategy Refresh to ensure a cohesive and joined up framework for action.

In Parliament on 29 March 2022, I announced that the Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan (ESJTP) would be published in Autumn 2022 for consultation. It was previously due to be published in Spring 2022.

The revised timeline will allow time for the development of a robust evidence base. It will also enable consideration of recent, fast-moving events in the energy industry, the impact of the rising cost of energy, and the UK Government's Energy Security Strategy and forthcoming Energy Bill.

Additionally, this summer we are engaging with those most likely to be impacted by the energy transition, in line with our wider approach to just transition. We will be carrying out a number of events to identify what needs to be done to ensure the energy transition is good for Scotland’s people and build consensus that will enable policy makers to develop the best solutions.

Question reference: S6W-08958

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 23 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is the case that applications for support from the Bus Partnership Fund must be from partnerships that are working towards Bus Service Improvement Partnership status, as defined by the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019.

The Bus Partnership Fund supports the development of permanent bus priority measures to tackle the negative impacts of congestion on bus services. The Fund requires grant-holders to be working towards a Bus Service Improvement Partnership (BSIP), as defined in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019.

BSIPs are a new type of statutory partnership between local transport authorities and bus operators. BSIPs enable local transport authorities to work with bus operators and others to improve bus services in their area by developing a Plan and Scheme(s) to implement changes, with a voting process to ensure sufficient support from operators. BSIP schemes must include either measures or facilities from authorities to support services and mandatory standards to be complied with by operators. The link between the fund and BSIPs is to ensure that the measures sought by councils are relevant to the needs of services and passengers across their network.

Question reference: S6W-09017

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 23 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07866 by Jenny Gilruth on 3 May 2022, whether it will provide updated figures on how many young people have now received a free bus pass through the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme, broken down by age range, based on the latest information available.

The National Entitlement Card Programme Office (NECPO) have been unable to supply us with a breakdown of cards issued by age ranges. We are working with our delivery partners to have this data available.

NECPO support the 32 local authorities by assisting with the integration of various national and local public services on the National Entitlement Card (NEC) and are the joint controller with local authorities of this data.

Question reference: S6W-09025

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 23 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will extend the deadline for the Local Rail Development Fund in order that current grantees can complete their appraisals.

Question reference: S6O-01283

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 23 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it plans to improve ferry services to the islands.

Question reference: S6O-01312

Asked by: Collette Stevenson, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the potential impacts on Scotland's economy and society of the UK Government's policy programme, including the current and future impact of Brexit on Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-01309

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide on update on the roll-out of high-speed broadband to rural locations.