- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2024
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the potential impact on the health service in Scotland of Home Office data showing that health and care worker visa applications are 76% lower in January to April this year, compared with last year.
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Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2024
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
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Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the reduction in Scotland’s capital budget as a result of changes to Scotland’s block grant.
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Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2024
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2024
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Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it is taking forward work to engage with the Scottish diaspora.
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Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2024
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2024
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Answered by Siobhian Brown on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the second supplementary to question S6O-03226 by Siobhian Brown on 20 March 2024, what discussions it has had with South Lanarkshire Council regarding potential firework control zones in the local authority area.
Answer
The Scottish Government has not held any discussions with South Lanarkshire Council regarding potential firework control zones within the local authority area. Firework control zones are a discretionary power for local authorities, however, and the Scottish Government is not required to be consulted regarding utilisation of these powers by a local authority. At present, the Scottish Government is aware of a potential 11 firework control zones being scoped out across Scottish local authorities. We remain committed to providing funding to local authorities who wish to consult on, and thereafter designate, a firework control zone (or zones) within their area.
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2024
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Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many premises in South Lanarkshire currently receive rates relief through the Small Business Bonus Scheme.
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Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2024
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
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Answered by Jackson Carlaw (on behalf of the SPCB) on 20 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when it entered into a contractual relationship with Capital Credit Union, and on what date this contract ends.
Answer
The SPCB has a contractual arrangement with Capital Credit Union Ltd which commenced in 2012. The contract is open ended with no proposed end date.
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
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Answered by Jackson Carlaw (on behalf of the SPCB) on 20 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how it promotes the participation of credit unions with staff.
Answer
The SPCB has a dedicated intranet page to Capital Credit Union and Financial Wellbeing. Monthly promotions run by the Capital Credit Union are published by the Pay and Pensions Office via the Corporate Bulletin. A link to the Capital Credit Union website is also provided to all staff on the SPCB’s online payslip platform.
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 March 2024
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Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the impact in Scotland of the energy price cap.
Answer
I meet regularly with the UK Minister for Energy Consumers and Affordability to discuss the pressures facing Scottish energy consumers and the need for urgent action to address these. During our last meeting, in January, I stressed the importance of working collaboratively to reduce the pressures facing consumers, calling again upon the UK Government to use its reserved powers to introduce a social energy tariff.
I believe that a social energy mechanism, supported by many consumer organisations, could be funded by the excess profits of energy producers, protecting those most vulnerable against future price spikes. I have also met with the chair and CEO of Ofgem to discuss these and other related matters”.
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 March 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Initiated by the Scottish Government.
Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the response to the recommendations of the Independent Review of Inspection, Scrutiny and Regulation of Social Care in Scotland (IRISR).
Answer
The Scottish Government has accepted all 38 recommendations from the IRISR and the response will be published on 6 March 2024, with a proactive statement due to be issued at 9.30am. The full Scottish Government response can be accessed here http://www.gov.scot/ISBN/9781835219768 .
In accepting these recommendations, we recognise the significant amounts of work already underway, that will in part or fully address a large number of the recommendations, and this work needs to continue in partnership and at pace. In taking a phased approach to the implementation of the IRISR recommendations, we are confident that work can be carried out to deliver continuous improvement that addresses the key challenges highlighted by the Review and support better outcomes for the people of Scotland.
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Current Status:
Withdrawn