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 additional funding has been provided to the Ayrshire Police Division to help fight drug-related crime, given that the number of drug-related crimes recorded by police in South Ayrshire has increased year on year since 2016/17.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made any progress on consulting retail employees and businesses regarding large retail stores trading on New Year’s Day.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government what outputs, outcomes and public benefits are being delivered by the Sea Eagle Management Scheme (SEMS).
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of evidence from the Events Research Programme, which suggests that there is a relatively low risk of COVID-19 infection from outdoor events, including live music events, what plans it has to bring to an end physical distancing in live music settings, creating parity with England.
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to developing countries to help them tackle COVID-19.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that historical links to slavery are properly displayed on statues of slave owners or slavery profiteers around Edinburgh and Scotland, and whether it plans to take further action to acknowledge and highlight Scotland's role in the slave trade, to ensure that it is part of the national conversation.
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the second round of the Cultural Organisations and Venue Recovery Fund (COVRF 2), which was announced in March 2021, will be open for applications; when the £40 million allocated to it will be distributed, and what support it will offer to companies and venues that have experienced financial difficulties as a result of any delay.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government how many independently verified livestock predation incidents involving sea eagles have been recorded by independent veterinary post-mortem testing in each of the last five years.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reduce funding or support to OGTC during the current parliamentary session.
To ask the Scottish Government how much the SQA charged each local authority for providing its services in the 2019-20 session, and how much it will charge each local authority for the 2020-21 session.