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 whether it expects a slow uptake of adult carer support plans and young carer statements in year one of the implementation of the Carers (Scotland) Bill and whether the funding and resources of local authorities are sufficient to meet their new duties in year one.
To ask the Scottish Government whether the estimated £16 million for replacement care will be funded from money included in the financial memorandum to the Carers (Scotland) Bill and, if not, from where.
To ask the Scottish Government whether all (a) police vehicles, (b) fire and rescue vehicles and (c) ambulances carry defibrillators at all times and whether all emergency service staff who use these vehicles are trained in their use.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to provide funding for preventative spend for carers' centres to account for expected increased demand.
To ask the Scottish Government whether Police Scotland has added the use of defibrillators to its annual emergency lifesaving course; what percentage of serving police officers is now trained in the use of defibrillators and whether it is on course to have all serving officers trained by the end of 2016.
To ask the Scottish Government on what days since April 2015 the 06.18 rail service from Wick has been delayed at Muir of Ord due to late running, also broken down by length of the delay.
To ask the Scottish Government how many acres of land in the (a) crofting counties and (b) rest of the country are designated as common grazings.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will continue to provide (a) respite care funds, (b) carer information strategy funds and (c) the change fund under the Carers (Scotland) Bill.
To ask the Scottish Government how it will address the reported funding gap for carers' information services in 2016-17.
To ask the Scottish Government what additional resources for carer support it will provide to fund the implementation of the provisions in the Carers (Scotland) Bill and how these will be allocated.