Questions and answers
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.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
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Question reference: S6W-27500
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the Gaza Families Reunited campaign following the letter that the former Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees sent to the UK Government Minister for Legal Migration on 12 April 2024, and whether it has any plans to convene a working group of stakeholders who are involved in the campaign in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-27495
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to address any stigma associated with veterans' mental health.
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Question reference: S6W-27496
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what help is available to support veterans and armed forces personnel to seek out and engage with public or third sector-provided services, such as services relating to health and housing, which they may be hesitant to engage with due to fear of perceived stigma.
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Question reference: S6W-27497
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what mandatory support and training is in place for workers in (a) NHS Scotland and (b) local authorities to ensure that they are equipped to meet the complex needs of veterans.
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Question reference: S6W-27494
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what funding is available for projects working to support and improve the lives of former service personnel and their families in 2024-25, including any projects that are run by veterans themselves, in the absence of the Scottish Veterans Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-27614
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will urgently seek to revise the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024, which was laid before the Parliament on 28 March 2024 and is due to come into effect on 24 May 2024, in light of reported concerns that it will lead to irreversible heritage loss in conservation areas as a result of it designating uPVC windows as a permitted development where they are defined as "substantially the same" as existing windows, and such a definition being too vague.
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Question reference: S6W-27612
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has consulted local authorities on the new regulations in the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024 and the prior approval mechanism that it sets out.
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Question reference: S6W-27103
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 22 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people seeking asylum who are resident in Scotland, including anyone who may be impacted by the Illegal Migration Act 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-27374
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 21 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that its Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme (VDLIP), based on the current trend, will have brought all 848 hectares of vacant and derelict land across the 619 sites in Glasgow back into productive use.
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Question reference: S6W-27370
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) Eurostar Group and (b) other train operating companies about reviving the Regional Eurostar and Nightstar services that were proposed to run from Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley to Paris Nord.