- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Dorothy Bain on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of industrial incidents requiring post-mortem examinations there have been in Aberdeen in the last year.
Answer
COPFS’ case management database does not recognise the category of death of ‘industrial accident’. In order to identify deaths which may fall into this category, each of the 576 Crown-instructed post mortem examinations which were performed in Aberdeen in 2023-24 would require to be reviewed.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Dorothy Bain on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the criteria are for referring cases from Aberdeen to Edinburgh for post-mortem examinations.
Answer
Any case that requires the post mortem examination to be conducted by two Forensic Pathologists is currently referred from Aberdeen to Edinburgh by COPFS. The majority of these are potential homicide cases.
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of capacity in the NHS, in light of the critical incident declared by NHS Grampian on 28 November 2024.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 3 December 2024
- Asked by: Marie McNair, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the reported concerns of not-for-profit social care providers regarding the impact of increased employer national insurance contributions on the sector in Scotland.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
- Asked by: Audrey Nicoll, MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
To ask the First Minister what progress is being made with the Scottish Government’s efforts to establish the country as a world leader in the green hydrogen sector.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is regarding any potential risk to the environment of excessive removal of peat during excavation projects.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on the guidance, School uniform and clothing in Scotland: Guidance for schools and education authorities, which was published in September 2024.
Answer
In September 2024, the Scottish Government published guidance for schools and education authorities on school uniform and clothing. This was published alongside supporting resources for pupils and parents and carers. The total cost of publication was £2,106.32.