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 when it last met representatives of the (a) Institute for Aquaculture and (b) Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre and what was discussed.
To ask the Scottish Government how many young people have taken up the offer of a place on the Young Person’s Guarantee, also broken down by how many placements were for (a) apprenticeships, (b) employment, (c) participating in formal volunteering programmes, (d) training and (e) university or college.
To ask the Scottish Government how many accidental house fires there have been in each of the last five years in the Mid Scotland and Fife parliamentary region; how many were caused by electricity, and what steps it is taking to reduce the number of such fires.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out of business debt that has arisen because of the COVID-19 restrictions, and what action it has carried out or plans to support businesses that have experienced financial difficulties as a result of the pandemic.
To ask the Scottish Government what target it has set for the number of young people it aims to offer a placement under the Young Person’s Guarantee by December 2021; what action it is taking to achieve this target, and what progress it is making towards meeting it.
To ask the Scottish Government, following the introduction of the Civil Liability Act in England and Wales, whether similar reforms regarding whiplash claims will be introduced in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the amount of business debt that has been accumulated by SMEs because of the COVID-19 restrictions.
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.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness among EU Citizens who have not yet made an application to the UK Government Settlement Scheme.