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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: S6F-02130

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 May 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2023

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to a recent poll that found that more than a third of people in Scotland would consider relocating if income taxes were increased further.

Question reference: S6F-02135

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 15 May 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2023

To ask the First Minister for what reason only 4% of Scotland's sewage discharge points are monitored, compared with 91% in England.

Question reference: S6F-02119

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Monday, 15 May 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2023

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will reintroduce the Social Care Staff Support Fund, or take other action to improve sick pay provision for social care workers, in light of reports of a survey by GMB Scotland stating that 80% of social care workers in the private sector have considered quitting, and wider warnings that the care sector is on the brink of collapse.

Question reference: S6F-02113

Asked by: Kaukab Stewart, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 May 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2023

To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the work of the Scottish Government to address potentially dangerous cladding on residential properties.

Question reference: S6F-02112

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 May 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2023

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-02111

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 May 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2023

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6W-17691

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

To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry will report.

As a statutory inquiry, The Edinburgh Tram Inquiry is independent of the Scottish Government.

Questions concerning the conclusion of the inquiry, including its timeline, are a matter for the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry team and Lord Hardie.

We are aware of the update on inquiry’s website advising that Lord Hardie’s report has been handed over to the publishing company and is due to be with them for several weeks. We look forward to receiving Lord Hardie’s report when it is ready.

Question reference: S6W-17737

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, 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 what recent assessment it has made of the number of registered veterinary surgeons, and what steps it is taking to increase their (a) presence and (b) availability in (i) rural and (ii) remote areas.

Governance of the veterinary profession is a Reserved Matter and the number of registered veterinary surgeons in the UK is available from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

On behalf of the Scottish Government, the Chief Veterinary Officer Scotland chairs the veterinary delivery landscape forum, a cross-sector group that examines recruitment and retention of veterinary surgeons in Scotland.

The Scottish Government also supports the provision of veterinary services in the rural and remote rural areas of Scotland through the Highlands and Islands Veterinary Services Scheme. The Scheme ensures the provision of an adequate veterinary service to detect, prevent and eradicate animal diseases for all animals kept for agricultural purposes and belonging to crofters and others of like economic status.

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-17731

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 whether it will commit to granting hospices extra funding to enable them to match the NHS pay uplift.