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, further to the answer to question S5W-14676 by Jamie Hepburn on 6 March 2018, what additional financial support it provides to unemployed people (a) to update their CVs, including to pay for any (i) support and (ii) training required to help them compile these and (b) who require Systems, Applications and Products (SAP) training.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans NHS Grampian has to adopt the Abbot Diabetic Blood Monitoring System.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing legislation regarding the mandatory use of winter tyres.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to maintain the legacy of the 2014 Ryder Cup tournament at Gleneagles.
To ask the Scottish Government what initiatives it is putting in place to (a) provide and (b) fund System Applications Products (SAP) courses, exams and certificates for unemployed people wishing to return to work in the oil and gas industry.
To ask the Scottish Government what resources are being used to help universities deal with the application process for the £20,000 bursaries for STEM subjects that was announced in October 2017, and how many applications there have been.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on oil distribution companies of the changes to the Controlled Activities Regulations when applying for a SEPA licence, and how many companies these changes will affect.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13542 by Shona Robison on 9 February 2018, what its position is on whether the NHS has increased its reliance on privately-funded lab results for diagnosis in order to address backlogs and waiting periods for NHS-funded laboratory results.
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) support and (b) funding it provides to unemployed people who require specific certifications to transition from one job sector to another.
To ask the Scottish Government what qualifications are required in order to become a police firearms officer, and whether candidates are required to undergo basic firearms training before being considered for such a position.