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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-11040

Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it can support innovative projects, such as the Recovery and Wellbeing Village under development at Hamilton Accies Football Club; what its position is on whether it regards community-centred and co-produced initiatives like the Accies village model as benefitting local families, and whether it considers that the Accies village model could be replicated at other Scottish football clubs.

I am aware of the Recovery and Wellbeing village project being developed by Blue Triangle in Partnership with Hamilton Accies and local partners. Officials recently met with colleagues from the project to discuss these developments further. The Scottish Government acknowledge that there is no one size fits all approach to rehabilitation, it is for this reason I support the development of treatment and recovery services with varying models of care, including those of a residential nature and those in community settings such as this initiative. Officials will continue to engage with the project team going forward and I look forward to receiving detailed feedback for further consideration.

Question reference: S6W-11016

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10335 by Ivan McKee on 6 September 2022, whether it has any plans to collect such data.

Question reference: S6W-11088

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to consult on its Programme for Government commitment to establish a Future Generations Commissioner.

In the 2022-23 Programme for Government, the Scottish Government renewed its commitment to explore how to ensure the interests of future generations are considered in decisions made today.

Ministers and officials have been engaging with a wide range of organisations interested in embedding wellbeing and sustainable development principles in decision-making. I have met with several key stakeholders to support this work and will continue to do so in the coming months.

The Scottish Government is considering the case for a Scottish future generations commissioner as part of a package of measures to embed the interests of future generations in the creation and delivery of policy. This may include placing duties on public bodies to account for the impact of their decisions on wellbeing and sustainable development.

This work is being taken forward as part of the development of the Scottish Government’s proposed Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill.

We intend to set out more detailed proposals later this year.

Question reference: S6W-11019

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is still committed to building HMP Glasgow and HMP Highland as replacements for HMP Barlinnie and HMP Inverness, respectively.

The Scottish Government is committed to building HMP Highland and HMP Glasgow.

Work is underway to replace HMP Inverness with HMP Highland at the chosen site at Inverness Retail and Business Park. The initial contract was awarded in October 2021 and pre-construction work has started. HMP Highland will provide 200 places, allowing for more people to reside closer to their home in the community and enhance family contact.

The work on HMP Glasgow is also progressing. The contract for pre-construction services was awarded in July 2022. A key aim of the design is to create an environment that is inclusive and recognises the particular vulnerabilities of the population.

Question reference: S6W-10830

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of construction work on Deposit Return Scheme sorting and counting centres showing (a) which sites are under construction, (b) when construction began on each site and (c) the expected completion date.

Question reference: S6W-10803

Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to introduce commencement regulations for the fireworks licensing scheme, as set out in the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022.

The Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 was passed by the Scottish Parliament in June of this year and received Royal Assent on 10 August.

Firework licensing, Part 2 of the Act, will require further secondary legislation, as well as development of an appropriate licensing system, and therefore will not be in place until late 2023/early 2024 at the earliest. Commencement regulations will be introduced in advance of the system being operational.

Question reference: S6W-10750

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when the First Minister last met a representative from CBI Scotland, and what was discussed.

The First Minister met Tony Danker, CBI Director General and Tracy Black, CBI Scotland, Director, on 22 March 2022.During the meeting the following points were discussed:

The Chancellor’s budget statement which was due the following day;

The cost of living crisis;
The war in Ukraine;
The National Strategy for Economic Transformation; and
Renewable energy opportunities and Net Zero transition.
On 25 May 2022, I met representatives of CBI Scotland to discuss Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation

Question reference: S6W-11044

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10550 by Ivan McKee on 7 September 2022, whether it has raised with the UK Government the reported concerns held by trade unions in Scotland regarding the impact of a new subsidy control regime on workers delivering public transport contracts held by the Scottish Government.

The new Subsidy Control Act, 2022, has not yet commenced. It is expected to come into force in the next few months. Scottish Government has not raised specific sector-based, or employer-based issues with the UK Government, other than relating to Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture which, in a departure from provisions within the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, are included in the Act. Engagement between the Scottish Government and UK Government, is regular at official level, has focused on the Scottish Ministers’ concerns with the provisions and the development and implementation arrangements for the new Act, including the statutory guidance.

Scottish Government has been represented by a wide range of officials throughout, including those from the Subsidy Control team.

Question reference: S6W-11045

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10550 by Ivan McKee on 7 September 2022, whether it has made a specific assessment of the impact that the UK Government’s new subsidy control legislation will have on the Scottish Government’s powers to specify and deliver public contracts for ferry services in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-10728

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Marine Services, a division of Orkney Islands Council, regarding the framework on the transformation plan for harbour development to assist in developing the infrastructure needed for the renewables sector.

I met with Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority on 11 April 2022, during my visit to Orkney. The purpose of that meeting was to provide an update, following previous meetings, on the progress of the Orkney Harbours Masterplan. During the discussion, we specifically focussed on the work underway to develop and enhance the Scapa Deep Water Quay and Halston Pier, both of which will provide new opportunities for use by the Offshore Wind sector.