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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To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to local authorities for expanding the provision of sites for Roma/Traveller communities and reducing time on waiting lists.
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the UK Government to discuss devolving immigration powers to Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government how the actions set out in its Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan will support low-income families in Stirling.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of its international offices.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what consideration it has given to whether people need to continue to be on Scotland’s Highest Risk List, formerly the Shielding List, as set out in the updated Strategic Framework of February 2022.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the mileage rate for social care staff employed in the private or third sector to deliver public sector contracts should be consistent with the rate in the public sector.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to increase mileage rates for all NHS and social care workers, to ensure they reflect the increased cost of petrol and diesel.
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making to meet the commitments it has made to support families, carers and children to learn BSL.
To ask the Scottish Government whether ScotRail will be subject to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 from 1 April 2022 when it moves into public ownership; what steps are being taken to ensure that historic emails and files held by Abellio ScotRail Limited are not destroyed or lost when the Abellio franchise expires, and what policies and practices will be in place to ensure that ScotRail operates in an open and transparent manner.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it (a) can take and (b) is taking to ensure that the Consul General of China does not have any undue influence over local or national politics in Scotland.