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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Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the continued reliance on number of households data, as part of the housing needs and demand assessment process, as opposed to the number of people.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government which (a) local authority and (b) housing market partnership areas have conducted household surveys in preparation for housing and need demand assessments and the fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4) Minimum All-Tenure Housing Land Requirement.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to data published by Transport Scotland on 26 October 2022 showing that drink driving fatalities increased from 10 in 2010 to 20 in 2020.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made regarding the reported threat of a "tripledemic" of the flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in winter 2022-23.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered levying a residential property developer tax.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will update the Parliament on the date for a formal national apology for forced adoption.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the supply and distribution of naloxone.
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to providing paid special leave for parents who are employed by the (a) Scottish Government (b) NHS and (c) other public employers where their child passes away prior to their entitlement to (i) maternity and (ii) paternity leave.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether a prisoner serving a life sentence should be released on licence if a risk of serious harm assessment recommends that they should not.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support is being provided to the Edinburgh Filmhouse to allow it to resume operating.