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 powers it has to ensure that the community in East Lochaber and Laggan can acquire the land on the site of the former Alcan Estate and the Smelter, which is owned by the GFG Alliance.
To ask the Scottish Government how much it estimates Scottish Water will require to add to its annually planned investment spending in (a) 2021-22 and (b) in any subsequent year to utilise (i) investment that it has been unable to undertake in 2020-21 and (ii) any remaining investment that it has not utilised from any years preceding 202-/21.
To ask the Scottish Government what the assumed level of investment is that Scottish Water will make in each year from 2021-22 to 2026-27 arising from the agreement by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland of the final determination of charges for 2021-22 to 2026-27.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all people with the condition, medication refractory essential tremor, can access transcranial magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound at the earliest opportunity; what recent (a) representations and (b) discussions it has had with (i) the NHS, (ii) clinicians, (iii) patients, (iv) family carers, (v) patient organisations and (vi) disabled people's organisations regarding this, and what timescale it has set to achieve this.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of what impact essential tremor has on the (a) mental health, (b) quality of life and (c) employment opportunities of people living with the condition.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-02638 by Kate Forbes on 2 February 2021 (Official Report, c.7) and the statement by the Lord Advocate on 9 February 2021 (Official Report, c.30), what additional funding has been set aside for the (a) compensation payments and (b) legal expenses incurred by Police Scotland in response to the malicious prosecution cases.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-02638 by Kate Forbes on 2 February 2021 (Official Report, c.7) and the statement by the Lord Advocate on 9 February 2021 (Official Report, c.30), whether any (a) compensation payments and (b) legal expenses that the chief constable has authorised to be reimbursed are paid out of Police Scotland’s operating budget and, if not, whether it will confirm which funding source pays for these.
To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners there are in each COVID-19 vaccination priority group, also broken down by what proportion has received a first dose.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-02638 by Kate Forbes on 2 February 2021 (Official Report, c.7) and the statement by the Lord Advocate on 9 February 2021 (Official Report, c.30), what authorisation it provided regarding the sums paid out in (a) compensation payments and (b) legal expenses incurred by Police Scotland in response to the malicious prosecution cases.
To ask the Scottish Government what further temporary measures will be put in place to sustain the current Old Military Road and the Rest and Be Thankful while the replacement of the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful is being agreed and built.