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 times an ambulance has been dispatched single-crewed in each year since 2019, broken down by (a) Scottish Ambulance Service division and (b) NHS board area.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01641 by Graeme Dey on 16 August 2021, whether it can confirm that there is no opposition from Transport Scotland to the application from the Ferymuir Gait site developer to secure planning permission for the access arrangements to the Ferrymuir Gait housing development to be amended, to allow for unrestricted access.
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what consultation was conducted with MSPs ahead of changing the allowances system.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the number of drugs tests taking place in prisons has fallen considerably since 2018.
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the interoperability of any future deposit return schemes.
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the procurement of (a) vending machines and (b) other resources required for a deposit return scheme.
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria are used by the Scottish Ambulance Service when deciding whether to call upon (a) community first responders and (b) military assistance.
To ask the Scottish Government when the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 will be fully commenced.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee’s seventh quinquennial review of schedules 5 and 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, what assessment it has made of the potential removal of schedule 5 legal protection for mountain hares, and whether it would support such a recommendation.
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on (a) building and (b) testing the IT system required for a deposit return scheme.