- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 10 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the research led by Newcastle University and published in The Lancet into outcomes arising from Minimum Unit Pricing.
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Taken in the Chamber on 10 June 2021
- Asked by: Elena Whitham, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support communities to play their part in achieving Scotland's net zero targets.
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Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure the suitable long-term monitoring and management of Tarbolton Landfill.
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Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
- Asked by: Collette Stevenson, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to support businesses in East Kilbride working in the food and drink sector.
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Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it next expects to make an investment announcement for road and rail infrastructure in the South of Scotland.
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Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to provide support with the phasing out of gas-fired boilers in homes.
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Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what cross-government action it is taking to ensure that island communities are protected from the effects of disruption to lifeline services.
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Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when the Farming and Food Production Future Policy Group will publish its report.
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Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 May 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 2 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of its planned spending on walking, cycling and wheeling over the next parliamentary year, until May 2022.
Answer
Spend on walking, wheeling and cycling increased to £115.5 million in 2021-22 and is budgeted over the financial year, rather than the parliamentary year. The budget for active travel is presented in the following table on the basis of the published Level 4 budgets:
Active Travel Budget | 2021-22 (£m) |
From Sustainable and Active Travel Capital | 74.4 |
From Sustainable and Active Travel Resource | 6.3 |
From Future Transport Fund - Cycling Infrastructure | 10.9 |
Local Government Capital Grant - Cycling Walking Safer Routes | 23.9 |
Total | 115.5 |
- Asked by: Neil Gray, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 May 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Ben Macpherson on 2 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many children in the Airdrie and Shotts constituency it estimates will be included in the roll-out of the Scottish Child Payment to 16-year-olds.
Answer
Using the latest available forecasts published by the Scottish Fiscal Commission in January 2021, Scottish Government analysis estimates there could be up to 3,500 children potentially eligible for the payment in Airdrie and Shotts in 2023-24 (the first full financial year of the payment for under 16s). The number of children receiving the payment in Airdrie and Shotts is likely to be around 2,600 in that year - this is a separate forecast based on the take-up assumptions for the payment.