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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.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
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Question reference: S6W-37822
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when the Mother and Baby Unit options appraisal report from NHS National Services Scotland will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-37405
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-04594 by Siobhan Brown on 1 May 2025, and in light of reported concerns that battery energy storage system facilities pose emerging fire risks, including potential explosions and toxic gas releases, what its position is on whether Lochgelly Fire Station would be able to deal with such incidents if it were to lose a fire engine and rope rescue unit.
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Question reference: S6W-37673
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-37428 by Jim Fairlie on 12 May 2025, and in light of reported errors within the February 2025 version of the general licence to arrange a fair, market, show, exhibition or other gathering involving the collecting together of birds in Scotland (EXD 178 (AI) (S)), whether it sought legal advice whilst drafting the general licence, and, if not, for what reason it chose not to do so.
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Question reference: S6W-37820
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the uptake of the Energy Skills Passport by offshore workers since 22 January 2025.
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Question reference: S6W-37685
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the debate on motion S6M-17186 (Best Start New Model of Neonatal Care) on 30 April 2025, what (a) funding and (b) resources have been allocated for the 2025–26 financial year to each of the NHS boards hosting the three neonatal intensive care units, and what assessment it has made to ensure that this is sufficient to recruit the workforce required to deliver the increased requirements within the Best Start new model of neonatal care.
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Question reference: S6W-37821
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times it has met with (a) UK Government officials, (b) trade unions and (c) employers regarding the energy skills passport steering group since 22 January 2025.
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Question reference: S6W-37672
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-37429 by Jim Fairlie on 12 May 2025, how many (a) canaries, (b) budgerigars, (c) other finches, (d) pigeons and (e) parrots are included in the 142,450 captive birds of other species that have been registered on the Scottish Kept Bird Register.
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Question reference: S6W-37819
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the national standard for early learning and childcare has reportedly not been fully implemented across all providers, in light of it being nearly five years since its introduction.
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Question reference: S6W-37816
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party 2016 manifesto commitment that “Every nursery already has a teacher or qualified childcare professional. By 2018, every nursery in a deprived community will have an additional teacher or childcare graduate to support children’s learning”, how many nurseries currently operate without a fully qualified teacher.
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Question reference: S6W-37811
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £476 million of capital funding allocated to support the early learning and childcare expansion programme between 2017 and 2021 (a) remains unspent and (b) has been reallocated.
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