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 ensure that low-carbon heating systems and energy efficiency measures offered by companies meet appropriate standards for quality.
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to developing specific training within colleges and universities to develop skills in the delivery of heat networks.
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the report that it commissioned from ClimateXChange, Clean Heat and Energy Efficiency Workforce Assessment, published in 2022, did not include an assessment of workforce capability to support all aspects of installation and maintenance of low-carbon heat and energy efficiency measures.
To ask the Scottish Government what metrics will be used to consider the effectiveness of its short-term let licensing policy, and, consequently, what information it has requested from local authorities as part of this.
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there was a fill rate of 61.54% for General Psychiatry ST4 in the 2023 recruitment round 1 and 2 for the NHS, and what action it is taking to improve this fill rate.
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To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of recreational activities, such as paddle boarding, kayaking, cycling, fishing and camping, on the biodiversity of National Nature Reserves and Sites of Special Scientific Interest, particularly in relation to protected species such as otters and birds.
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to energy efficiency SMEs to (a) identify and (b) apply for support to upskill or re-skill their current workforce.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has undertaken regarding any impact of its proposal for buyers to install clean heating systems if their property does not already have one on the ability of buyers to secure a mortgage.
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of rural homes it anticipates have the potential to access district heating networks under the current proposals within its consultation on a Heat in Buildings Bill.
To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to ensure that the laws banning fox hunting in Scotland are being enforced.