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 action it is taking to address any lack of awareness among health professionals and GPs of the reported potential impact of Essure contraceptive implants on women's health.
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had as part of its review of the continued role of the BS 8414 standard in Scotland, and what was discussed at each meeting.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering evidence from the Grenfell Tower inquiry as part of its review of the continued role of the BS 8414 standard in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response for the consultation, Building standards (fire safety).
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its review of the role of the BS 8414 standard in Scotland, what discussions it has had with the (a) UK Government regarding its decision in 2018 to end the use of the BS 8414 standard for residential and institutional buildings over 18m and (b) Welsh Government regarding its decision in 2020 to do the same.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce regulations, similar to those in England and Wales, to only allow A1 and A2 rated Euroclass materials to be used on the outside of high-rise and institutional buildings in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the Valpak report, Deposit Return Schemes for Drinks Containers, and its findings that a majority of people prefer a kerbside collection scheme to be used for recycling.
To ask the Scottish Government what contact during this parliamentary session it has had with the Department for Work and Pensions regarding the impact of social security sanctions in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) of 2019 and the Final BRIA of 2021 of the Deposit Return Scheme and section 4.1 on calculating the costs and benefits of recycling, whether it will provide the detailed calculations for the “associated costs and benefits”, setting out (a) the individual figures and computations of the costs per tonne calculated for “collecting, sorting and disposing of the recycled materials” and (b) the benefits per tonne of “material revenue, carbon savings, residual collection, landfill savings and litter reduction benefits”, and for what reason the loss of landfill tax resulting from less material going to landfill has been excluded from the calculation.
To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide for early career researchers in medical research (a) in general and (b) at the British Heart Foundation’s Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, in light of reports that its funding has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.