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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: S5O-03380

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Glasgow City Council regarding the impact that Brexit could have on the city.

Question reference: S5W-23363

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for advance payments to survivors of in-care abuse have been (a) received and (b) refused since the scheme opened on 25 April 2019.

Question reference: S5W-23364

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason some applications for advance payments to survivors of in-care abuse have been refused due to a lack of official records, given that records for some care organisations were previously destroyed.

Question reference: S5O-03349

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that Glasgow City Council has received more than 14,000 requests to deal with rats since 2016.

Question reference: S5O-03304

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Glasgow City Council and what was discussed.

Question reference: S5O-03262

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Glasgow City Council regarding resilience planning in the event of a no deal Brexit.

Question reference: S5O-03206

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve air quality and reduce pollution in the Glasgow area.

Question reference: S5W-22493

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-22321 by John Swinney on 28 March 2019, whether the Advance Payment Scheme will be backdated to 1 April 2019.

I announced the opening of the Financial Redress Advance Payment Scheme in Parliament on 25 April. The Scheme is now open for applications for those who are terminally ill or age 70 or over, and experienced abuse while in care in Scotland before December 2004.

The payments have been set at a flat rate of £10,000 and will be ex gratia and discretionary. As this is a flat rate payment, to applicants meeting all the eligibility criteria, there is no requirement to backdate it.

Full details of the scheme is available on the Scottish Government website at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/financial-redress-for-survivors-of-child-abuse-in-care-advance-payment-scheme/ .

Question reference: S5W-22475

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 18 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £92 million Brexit fund it will allocate to Glasgow.

As a responsible government we are preparing for all EU Exit possibilities. In 2018-19, the Scottish Government received £37.3 million in consequentials; £27 million was allocated to specific Brexit related activity in the Scottish Government and its agencies, with the remaining £10 million being spent by portfolios as part of the 2018-19 Scottish Budget.

The 2019-20 Scottish Budget will support vital preparedness activities. All Portfolio areas, including Local Government, have benefited from all of the £54.7 million EU Exit funding consequentials being allocated via the 2019-20 Scottish Budget. We are prioritising activity in areas that will be heavily impacted by Brexit such as the economy, transport, food and drink, medicines, agriculture and the rural economy.

We are also engaged in civil contingencies planning around any impacts that may have an immediate and direct effect on citizens. Intensive planning and preparation for a ‘no deal’ outcome has been underpinned by detailed work across government to identify the risks and potential impacts of EU exit and the mitigating actions that we and others could take across a wide range of issues, including impact to businesses.

Given the range and diversity of work ongoing across Government and its interaction with day-to-day responsibilities, it is simply not possible to provide a full breakdown of cost to date, therefore I cannot specify how much of the funding relates specifically to Glasgow. What we do know however that is Brexit is going to cost Scotland more than the consequentials delivered by Westminster.

I am continuing to work with the Deputy First Minister and the Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations to ensure that any decisions to reprioritise resource towards EU Exit priorities are made collectively and consistently.

Question reference: S5O-03128

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received any representations from Glasgow City Council seeking additional funding in relation to the £92 million of consequentials resulting from EU exit preparation funding.