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 how it will respond to reports that schools in rural areas are far less likely than urban schools to receive aid from the Pupil Equity Fund due to its definition of poverty.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Scotland’s shop vacancy rates reportedly being higher than the rest of the UK, and average household spending reportedly decreasing, what its position is on raising taxes, and what impact raising taxes would have on (a) household spending and (b) economic and business growth.
To ask the Scottish Government how many ferries were delayed due to (a) fog and (b) wind in winter 2016-17, and how the number of delays due to technical issues in that period compared with those arising from the weather conditions.
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has allocated to (a) increasing the number of and (b) maintaining electric vehicle charging points.
To ask the Scottish Government how much it will cost to improve the junctions on the A90 between Dundee and Stonehaven.
To ask the Scottish Government how much is expected to be collected each year in speeding fines from the A90 average speed cameras.
To ask the Scottish Government how many British Transport Police (BTP) staff will be affected by the merger with Police Scotland, broken down by total salary, and how many BTP staff have left because of the merger.
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has allocated to encourage electric vehicle usage.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points, and where they will be located.