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 (a) legal aid providers, (b) Civil Legal Assistance Offices and (c) Public Defence Solicitors’ Offices were practising in cases related to (i) claims against public authorities, (ii) community care, (iii) discrimination, (iv) education, (v) housing and debt, (vi) immigration and asylum and (vii) family, since January 2020.
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) providers of criminal legal aid and (b) Public Defence Solicitors' Offices there were in each year from September 2012 to September 2021.
To ask the Scottish Government what the carbon levy payment was for business flights taken by (a) Ministers and (b) officials, in each year since 2018.
To ask the Scottish Government how much financial resource it has allocated to (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and (b) clean air awareness campaigns, in each year since 2016.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of childminders in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives from NHS Lothian to discuss their approach to the treatment of drug addiction.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with Optometry Scotland regarding the request for a fee uplift and regular yearly review of fees, and the anticipated timeframe for a mutually agreeable settlement to be reached.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, what its position is on parents attending nativity plays, and whether schools are permitted to require them to provide a valid vaccination status.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will confirm the details of its Climate Justice Resilience Fund, and whether it will ensure that its Global South partners are involved in helping determine its priorities.
To ask the Scottish Government by what date children between the ages of 12 and 17 will be offered a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.