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.
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to recast the National Strategy for Economic Transformation to integrate a gender analysis so that any gender barriers to the labour market can be tackled.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to fund directly the cost of achieving net zero in social homes.
To ask the Scottish Government what action is it taking to ensure that entertainment venues meet mandatory accessibility standards and requirements.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations of Shelter Scotland and Engender's recent joint report, Gender and the Housing Emergency, what its position is on whether there is an "urgent need for gendered [temporary accommodation] in Scotland, in particular for women with children", and what engagement it has had with local authorities to ensure that availability of this type of temporary accommodation is increased.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations of Shelter Scotland and Engender's recent joint report, Gender and the Housing Emergency, whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to "encourage the acquisition of larger properties specifically for households with children trapped in temporary accommodation".
To ask the Scottish Government, in each of the last five years, how many students who received funding to undertake paramedic courses in Scotland subsequently found employment in order to complete their one-year newly qualified paramedic programme in (a) Scotland and (b) England or Wales.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations of Shelter Scotland and Engender's recent joint report, Gender and the Housing Emergency, what action it is taking to provide appropriate, safe housing and accommodation solutions for women who have no recourse to public funds.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations of Shelter Scotland and Engender's recent joint report, Gender and the Housing Emergency, what action it is taking to ensure that housing officers and front-line services undertake mandatory training on domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations of Shelter Scotland and Engender's recent joint report, Gender and the Housing Emergency, what engagement has it had with (a) local authorities and (b) third sector organisations to develop print and online resources for women experiencing domestic abuse that detail their housing options and signpost to sources of support.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support registered social landlords to maintain their wider remit investment in prevention services for people with wider care and support needs, such as welfare rights, tenancy sustainment and housing support.