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 whether it will provide an update on (a) how much of the reported £200 million for rail improvement works as part of the Aberdeen City Region Deal to reduce journey times between Aberdeen and the central belt has been spent, (b) what it has been spent on, (c) how much of any remaining funds it plans to spend on the railway between Aberdeen and Dundee, and (d) what time saving has been achieved on the route between Aberdeen and Dundee.
To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had with (a) Glasgow City Council and (b) the housing and care provider, Mears Group, regarding the Glasgow mother and baby unit for asylum seekers.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list the meetings that have taken place between Ministers and industry representatives, regarding the training available for transitioning to net zero in (a) this (b) the previous parliamentary session.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce the illegal trade in puppies.
To ask the Scottish Government what level of healthcare provision will be available in the community custody units that are due to open in 2022.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party manifesto commitment, whether it will provide additional funding to NHS Grampian to help to re-open Insch War Memorial Hospital, and, if so, by what date the additional funding will be made available.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-34320 by Angela Constance on 20 January 2021, and in light of the work of the overdose prevention service in Glasgow, which did not attract prosecution by the Lord Advocate, and did not require UK Government support or new devolved powers to implement, by what date it will enable such overdose prevention facilities to operate as part of NHS Scotland's health provision.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with industry representatives (a) in previous parliamentary sessions (b) in the current parliamentary session regarding the training that is available for workers transitioning to net zero.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the requirement for affordable housing in each of the next ten years.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00828 by Graeme Dey on 7 July 2021, whether it will provide a breakdown of the resources that were used to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, and what resources have subsequently been directed back.