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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-27524

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 28 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to increase funding for the provision of palliative care of children, including to (a) ensure that (i) children’s community nursing teams are fully staffed and (ii) children’s hospices are sustainably funded and (b) create the post of specialist practitioner.

The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring the provision of high quality child palliative care, regardless of location, supported by sustainable funding of at least £7m per year through CHAS (Children’s Hospices Across Scotland).

We are working with NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), Health Boards and CHAS to improve the sustainability and oversight of funding for CHAS and to develop a long term sustainable funding model.

The Palliative Care Strategy Steering Group’s Children and Young People’s Working Group is developing new actions to address equity and continuity of access to paediatric palliative care, including the staffing models required to deliver this.

Question reference: S6O-03480

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the amount of time that Police Scotland currently spends responding to calls related to mental health issues.

Question reference: S6O-03450

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Glasgow City Council and representatives of the taxi trade, in light of reports of potentially significant job losses in the sector as a result of the implementation of the Low Emission Zone.

Question reference: S6F-03095

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 May 2024

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service continued to prosecute postmasters when there was evidence that the Horizon computer system used by the Post Office was flawed.

Question reference: S6W-26852

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 2 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it supports a full review and inquiry into the closure of Glasgow East Women's Aid, in light of recent reports of alleged financial irregularities at the service made by Unite members.

The Scottish Government is aware of the current situation at GEWA. We are working with our fund managers, Inspiring Scotland, and other funders of GEWA to ensure support is available to survivors. Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership, a key funder, is working on refuge contingency plans for those affected.

It would not be appropriate to comment on any speculation surrounding the finances of the organisation or on matters relating to potential legal or employment disputes.

Question reference: S6W-26851

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 2 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it withdrew or withheld any public funds that had been allocated to Glasgow East Women's Aid, in light of its recent closure.

The grant funding provided by the Scottish Government to Glasgow East Woman’s Aid (GEWA) is aligned with key project milestones and delivery activities. As GEWA was unable to demonstrate that grant conditions were being met, due to the organisation’s inability to restore support services, it was unable to draw down from the allocated grant. Subsequently, the GEWA Board’s decision to wind-up the organisation led to the Grant being withdrawn.

We are continuing to work with partners to ensure that Scottish Government grant funding, that had been allocated to GEWA, will be redistributed to similar local services to ensure that survivors have the support they need.

Question reference: S6W-26850

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 2 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any concerns regarding the management of the closure of Glasgow East Women’s Aid services, in light of reports of planned legal action by Unite on behalf of staff of the charity.

Question reference: S6O-03417

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to issue guidance to schools encouraging them to prohibit the use of mobile phones by pupils.

Question reference: S6W-26650

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 April 2024
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the recent 8.7% increase in ScotRail fares is above the rate of inflation.

Question reference: S6W-26652

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 April 2024
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how train fares are set by ScotRail since it was brought into public ownership.

As we have done for over a decade, the Scottish Government continues to keep fares comparatively lower on average than across the rest of Great Britain.

Train fares for ScotRail under public ownership have been set having regard to affordability for passengers and inflation which affects the cost of delivery of rail services. The Scottish Government has introduced the trial removal of peak fares in this period to help keep fares affordable in this period of cost of living challenge and to encourage more people to commute by train.