Questions and answers

Question reference: S5O-00273

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how much Scotland has received from EU structural and investment funding and how many jobs this has supported.

Question reference: S5O-00253

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how proposals in its new social security bill could benefit carers.

Question reference: S5O-00239

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that community councillors are fit and proper persons and that any codes of conduct that govern them are enforced.

Scotland’s local authorities have statutory responsibility for community councils under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. This includes the creation and oversight of any codes of conduct.

The Scottish Government has no statutory role for actively monitoring how local authorities fulfil their community council functions.

That said, The Scottish Government remains committed to supporting Community Councils to make a full and active contribution to the communities that they represent. Over recent times, the Government has been working with COSLA, the Improvement Service and Edinburgh Napier University to support the role of community councils.

Question reference: S5O-00186

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the implications of Brexit for the college sector.

Question reference: S5O-00159

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment the Cabinet Secretary for Justice has made of the potential impact of Brexit on the justice system.

The Scottish Government’s determination to remain in the EU doesn’t simply flow from self–interest; but a commitment to a union of solidarity. EU membership makes us safer and supports the international cooperation necessary to combat cross-border crime and terrorism.

My officials are considering the implications of the EU referendum and what actions are required to protect Scotland’s interests. They have been discussing these issues with key stakeholders and also their counterparts in the UK Government.

I spoke with the Home Secretary last week and emphasised the value of the EU justice and home affairs measures and the importance of early and continuing engagement on this topic at both Ministerial and official levels.

Question reference: S5W-00606

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many staff NHS Tayside employs and how this compares with September 2006.

Question reference: S5W-00261

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2016
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 31 May 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when the annual progress report on the Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme will be published.

The Scottish Government published its second Climate Change Adaptation Annual Report on 31 May 2016. Highlights include Scotland's flood action plan and research on flood disadvantage; the launch of the National Centre for Resilience; projects by Edinburgh Adapts, Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere, and Climate Ready Clyde; the public bodies climate change reporting duty which includes adaptation; and new indicators which have been developed for the Programme.

In 2016 we look forward in July 2016 to the new evidence report on climate risks in the UK and Scotland, as well as the independent report on our programme by the Adaptation Sub-Committee of the Committee on Climate Change in September 2016. In 2017, Glasgow, a Rockefeller Resilient City, will host the third European Climate Change Adaptation Conference.

Copies of the annual report have been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, laying number SG/2016/75.

Question reference: S4O-05701

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many homes have been built per head of population since 2007.

Question reference: S4O-05653

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to the UK Government on behalf of the oil and gas sector ahead of the 2016 Budget.

Question reference: S4O-05622

Asked by: Graeme Dey, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it will take forward the recommendations of the Working Group on Consumer and Competition Policy for Scotland.

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