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 plans to do with the £5 million that it previously committed to the Islands Bond scheme, and whether it will be spent on measures that aim to tackle the depopulation of islands.
To ask the Scottish Government what recent (a) discussions it has had on and (b) consideration it has given to improving lifeline interisland services in Orkney.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development of its aviation strategy, particularly in relation to improving lifeline services and island connectivity.
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to address strategic objectives one, two and three of its National Islands Plan, following the announced cancellation of its Islands Bond scheme.
To ask the Scottish Government what commitments it has given to the energy sector to assist in developing research and delivery of a cleaner, greener energy system, and to deliver a fair and just transition to net zero.
To ask the Scottish Government when the NHS patient travel reimbursement scheme will be reviewed following a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To ask the Scottish Government to which budget line the £5 million previously allocated to the Islands Bond scheme will be reallocated.
To ask the Scottish Government when the remaining single carriageway sections of the A9 south of Inverness are due to be upgraded to dual carriageway.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that children have adequate access to food throughout the school holidays.
To Ask the Scottish Government whether it undertook an Island Communities Impact Assessment prior to the preparation of the Scottish Government and Scottish Green Party Shared Policy Programme (Bute House Agreement), and whether it will provide details of any such impact assessment.