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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: S6O-01009

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to support the pig farming industry in response to reported rises in the cost of feed, electricity, diesel, labour and haulage.

Question reference: S6O-00995

Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential impact on its Covid Recovery Strategy of the reported cost of living crisis.

Question reference: S6O-01010

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the creation of new rural jobs, including in nature restoration.

Question reference: S6O-01006

Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is regarding the impact on Scotland of recent reports that the UK Government’s Animals Abroad Bill is no longer likely to be introduced.

Question reference: S6O-01004

Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to help people experiencing fuel poverty as a result of increased energy bills.

Question reference: S6O-00996

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how its policies across government will support young people living in Glasgow to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S6W-07741

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2022
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what further steps will be taken to support schools in tackling bullying, in light of recent reports regarding the experience of primary school pupils in Dundee and Tayside.

The Scottish Government is clear that bullying of any kind is unacceptable and must be addressed quickly whenever it arises.

Each local authority is responsible for the care, safety and welfare of pupils in school in the authority area. All adults who work in schools have a responsibility to ensure the mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing of the children and young people in their care.

Headteachers, teachers, other school staff and local authorities are best placed to decide how to address bullying in their schools. Individual schools know their context and children and young people best and so it is essential they are able to implement their own anti-bullying policy, specific to the local needs and circumstances of the children and young people in their area.

Our national guidance ‘Respect for All’ provides the overarching framework for all adults working with children and young people to address all types of bullying. It makes clear that bullying is not just the responsibility of schools but all adults involved in the lives of children and young people who have a role in preventing and responding to bullying.

We continue to fully fund respectme, Scotland’s anti-bullying service to build confidence and capacity to address bullying effectively, aligned to ‘Respect for All’.

Question reference: S6W-07607

Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 20 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what biodiversity goals it is considering in advance of the UN Biodiversity Conference in April 2022.

Our new biodiversity strategy will be published in October 2022. This will set out how we will achieve our goal of preventing further extinctions of wildlife and halting declines by 2030, and making significant progress in restoring Scotland's natural environment by 2045. We will publish a consultation on the strategy in May 2022.

COP 15 in Kunming provides a major opportunity for the world to commit to bold action to restore our natural environment, and, through the Edinburgh Process and Edinburgh Declaration, which is now supported by 235 administrations around the world, we are doing what we can to secure a strong outcome.

Question reference: S6W-07592

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 25 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is responsible for issuing any licences or registrations required by P&O Ferries to operate to or from Scottish ports.

Question reference: S6W-07593

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 25 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what funding, if any, it provides to P&O Ferries to operate services to or from Scottish ports.