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 benefits it considers repairs to the Cairngorm Mountain Railway will bring compared with its replacement with a gondola service.
To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated lifespan of the Cairngorm Mountain Railway will be following the repairs to the system.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent studies presented to the UK Government that reportedly show that the number of school-aged children with COVID-19 has risen considerably in the second wave when compared to the first; whether it has commissioned similar research in Scotland, and, if so, whether this will be published.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that school-aged children are more likely than adults to bring a COVID-19 infection into a household.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has sought to quantify the level of (a) absence and (b) repeated absence among senior school pupils as a result of (i) COVID-19 infection and (ii) self-isolation due to close contact with COVID-19 cases in school and, if so, whether it will publish this information; what it considers the impact of this will be on student attainment, particularly in national exams scheduled for the summer term in 2021, and what advice it has given to local authorities to ensure continuity of learning and teaching.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to protect (a) teachers and (b) families from COVID-19 infection transmitted by school-aged children.
To ask the Scottish Government what it will do to monitor the prevalence of flu this year.
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is provided to care home workers through Test and Protect in relation to returning to work after testing positive for COVID-19, and whether this is the same as care home guidance.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has asked each NHS board to provide details of their 2020-21 flu vaccinations plans and, if (a) so, whether it will publish the responses received and (b) not, whether it will consider doing so.
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have contracted COVID-19 in each month since March 2020, and how many of those have subsequently died.