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 assessment it has made of any potential impact on service provision of reports that NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s deficit will double to £56 million.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential impact on the delivery of the Universal Service Obligation of reports that the Royal Mail Group could soon go into administration.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of the eviction ban in reducing the number of tenants being evicted.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the number of hearings involving tenants facing court proceedings to remove them from properties has doubled since 2021-22.
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government in order to improve the uptake of energy rebate vouchers among Scottish households with prepayment meters.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that some local authorities have been unable to process payments of arrears of pay in March, following the recent agreement of a pay deal for teachers, and reported concerns that this means that some teachers' back pay will be subject to higher tax rates if not processed before the end of the 2022-23 tax year, what guidance it has given to local authorities on whether the tax on teachers' back pay is to be calculated and deducted for the closed year as if the additional pay had been paid at week 53, in accordance with HMRC guidelines.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will establish a Cabinet-level ministerial position focused on housing and tackling homelessness.
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making towards the introduction of its National Litter and Flytipping Strategy.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to announce an updated timescale for the introduction of its National Litter and Flytipping Strategy, and, if so, what the updated timescale is.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to ensure that local authorities are properly resourced to provide waste management services and address littering.