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 what it projects the increase in (a) staff numbers and (b) cost would be for (i) catering, (ii) janitorial and (iii) learning support staff in order to open and staff all primary schools to allow for the provision of breakfast clubs for all pupils.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that employers are asking staff to take unpaid leave to look after their children when they are advised to self-isolate, and whether it considers that such action is a breach of the Equality Act 2010 by primarily indirectly discriminating against women.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish updated figures showing deaths by suicide.
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of primary schools in each local authority area have suitable indoor dining space to seat all pupils to provide school lunches for all pupils.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to mitigate the impact of a reported sharp decline in Modern Apprenticeship starters in Q2 of 2020 when compared with the same period last year.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that its emergency COVID-19 legislation does not enhance inequalities.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported link between digital exclusion and deprivation, what action it is taking to improve access to digital devices and the internet for less well-off and older people.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which suggests that it is not on course to meet its target of having no more than 18% of children living in relative poverty by the end of 2023-24 and 10% by 2030-31.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to pursue a rights-based approach to tackling the effects of poverty and to ensure that everyone has their right to food, heat and shelter fulfilled.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that young women are not disproportionally affected by the economic consequences of COVID-19, and what its response is to analysis by the Women’s Budget Group, which suggests that young women are disproportionately employed in the economic sectors that have been most impacted by lockdown measures.