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 plans it has for the Covid Recovery and Parliamentary Business portfolio.
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Water and Sewerage Charges Exemption Scheme, whether it will consider retroactively applying an exemption to any registered charity or SCIO for the 2022-23 financial year, and for subsequent years, until the current cost of living crisis is under control.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to rectify any potentially dangerous new street layouts, aimed at encouraging walking and cycling, which are reportedly impacting the daily lives of visually impaired people.
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason shooting is permitted at, or adjacent to, sites that have statutory protection, such as National Nature Reserves, Sites of Special Scientific Interest and Local Nature Reserves.
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it permits the shooting of wildfowl from locations immediately next to public footpaths.
To ask the Scottish Government how it enforces the requirement that shooting takes place from below the high water mark at estuarine and coastal locations.
To ask the Scottish Government when it last (a) reviewed the legislation and (b) held a public consultation on wildfowling.
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it permits the shooting of wildfowl within 10 yards of locations where birds fly in to roost.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government when the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care and (b) Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport last met with (i) the chair of the Scottish Respiratory Advisory Committee and (ii) lead clinicians involved in the implementation of the Respiratory Care Action Plan.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government what research it has collected on the potential impact of long-term use of e-cigarettes on the lungs of people with lung conditions.