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 many breast cancer oncologists are employed by each NHS board, broken down by (a) full-time equivalent (FTE) and (b) headcount figure.
To ask the Scottish Government what the age is of each CalMac ferry.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to ensure that there is a coordinated, fair and equitable planning system for the marine environment.
To ask the Scottish Government how many households in the (a) North Ayrshire and (b) Inverclyde local authority area have experienced fuel poverty in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have undertaken the training developed by Keep Scotland Beautiful since the publication of the Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan 2020-2025 in December 2020.
To ask the Scottish Government how many rejected applications to the Scottish Forestry Grant Scheme have been appealed, and of those how many (a) were upheld following appeal and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the Forestry Grant Scheme there were, and of those how many (a) were approved and (b) are awaiting a decision, in each year since 2015.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the cost of the Deposit Return Scheme, in light of the delay in its implementation.
To ask the Scottish Government what is being done to ensure that sustainable hourly rates are being paid to private, voluntary and independent sector providers as part of the roll-out of 1,140 hours of funded early learning and childcare.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Lord Advocate’s statement to the Criminal Justice Committee on 3 November 2021 that she supports the recommendation by the Lord Justice Clerk for a pilot of judge-led trials for certain solemn offences.