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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-08808

Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 30 May 2022
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what role (a) ministers and (b) Crown Estate Scotland will have in finalising the scoring criteria and weighting for Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leases for floating offshore wind projects.

Crown Estate Scotland have designed and are responsible for the leasing arrangements for the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) process, this includes development of the weighting and evaluation criteria for applications. Crown Estate Scotland outlined the proposals for evaluation criteria in the Leasing Information Document (LID) released on 22 February 2022. The purpose of the LID is to provide developers with a clear understanding of the application process and contractual structure of the leasing round.

Question reference: S6W-08827

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 30 May 2022
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 9 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much additional funding it assigned to NHS Ayrshire and Arran to help prevent drug-related deaths in 2021-22.

Please find the requested information in the following tables.

Table 1: NHS Board Baseline funding for Alcohol and Drug Services ; Ayrshire and Arran.

NHS Board	2021-22 Allocation
Ayrshire & Arran	£3,715,311

Additional Funding

In 2021-22 NHS Ayrshire & Arran received a further £3,397,782.20 above the baseline funding to support their Alcohol and Drug services and other projects. This was allocated directly to the ADP’s and Health Boards and also through the Corra Foundation. A full breakdown is below.

Table 2: Funding committed to Alcohol and Drug Services in Ayrshire and Arran Health Board

Funding stream	2021-22 Allocation
Buvidal	£564,770
Outreach allocation	£221,257
Near-fatal overdose pathways allocation	£221,257
Lived and living experience panels/forums allocation	£36,878
Programme for Government	£1,254,453
Drug Deaths Taskforce Funding	£216,641
Total	£2,515,263

Table 3: Funding delivered to projects in Ayrshire and Arran by the Corra Foundation 2021-22

Organisation Name	Fund	Local Authority (primary)	Amount Awarded 2021-22
Ayrshire Justice Services Partnership - Drug Treatment & Testing Order Service	Improvement Fund	North Ayrshire	£55,416.00
Ayrshire Justice Services Partnership - Drug Treatment & Testing Order Service	Improvement Fund	North Ayrshire	£53,856.00
Blue Triangle Housing Association Ltd	Improvement Fund	South Ayrshire	£42,914.00
Blue Triangle Housing Association Ltd	Improvement Fund	South Ayrshire	£51,152.00
Broken Chains	Grassroots Fund	South Ayrshire	£27,600.00
Children 1st	Children and Families Fund	North Ayrshire	£94,462.00
East Ayrshire Advocacy Services (EAAS)	Grassroots Fund	East Ayrshire	£24,300.00
East Ayrshire Churches Homelessness Action	Grassroots Fund	East Ayrshire	£15,830.00
East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership	Children and Families Fund	East Ayrshire	£100,000.00
Freedom Fighters	Local Support Fund	North Ayrshire	£50,000.00
Impact Arts Projects	Children and Families Fund	North Ayrshire	£83,633.00
North Ayrshire Health & Social Care Partnership	Improvement Fund	North Ayrshire	£49,147.00
Occupational Therapy North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership	Improvement Fund	North Ayrshire	£21,000.00
onside ayrshire cic	Grassroots Fund	North Ayrshire	£26,380.00
Patchwork Recovery Community	Grassroots Fund	East Ayrshire	£20,000.00
Recovery Ayr	Local Support Fund	South Ayrshire	£33,500.00
Recovery Ayr	Grassroots Fund	South Ayrshire	£38,000.00
Recovery Enterprises Scotland	Grassroots Fund	East Ayrshire	£46,288.00
Vineburgh Community Association	Local Support Fund	North Ayrshire	£49,041.20
Total			£882,519.20

Question reference: S6O-01237

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what priority it attaches to developing relationships with other European countries.

Question reference: S6O-01224

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the level of need for accessible housing in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-01236

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what contribution local culture, evidenced in museums such as the Trimontium Museum in Melrose and the National Mining Museum Scotland in Newtongrange, makes to the local and wider Scottish economy.

Question reference: S6O-01238

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has now published all the legal advice it has received in relation to a second independence referendum.

Question reference: S6O-01215

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to allocate any funding specifically for alcohol services, in addition to that allocated to Alcohol and Drug Partnerships for drugs services.

Question reference: S6O-01219

Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers it possible in the future for all residential care to be provided as a fully-funded public service.

Question reference: S6O-01230

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met COSLA.

Question reference: S6O-01227

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it is prioritising the national mission to tackle child poverty.