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 steps it is taking to ensure value for money in government projects.
To ask the First Minister what the outcomes have been of the Scottish Government's "defining mission" to tackle the poverty-related attainment gap.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the status of NHS Forth Valley since its escalation to Stage 4 of NHS Scotland's National Performance Framework.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many free bicycles had been distributed by the end of the pilot scheme; what the total cost of this was, and what progress has been made to provide free bicycles to school-aged children who cannot afford them by 2026.
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) autonomous, (b) partner and (c) linked enterprise SMEs have (i) applied for and (ii) been granted a loan under the SME Loan Scheme for renewable or energy efficiency projects, since the scheme began.
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the definition of an SME, how it defines an (a) autonomous, (b) partner and (c) linked enterprise.
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has sought on any potential difficulties of linked SMEs successfully applying for the SME Loan Scheme, in light of reports that some linked SMEs that have considered decoupling in order to secure a loan have been warned that, if they do so, HMRC may suspect tax fraud and open investigations.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will propose time for a parliamentary debate on the effective scrutiny of the Scottish Ministers.
To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Advisory Group on Relationships and Behaviour in Schools last met, and when the minutes of that meeting will be published.
To ask the Scottish Government what guidelines it has given to local authorities regarding the welcoming of Ukrainian refugees into their education services.