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, further to the answer to the supplementary to question S4F-01561 by Alex Salmond on 19 September 2013 (Official Report, c. 22684), what discussions it has had with the Royal Mail regarding renationalisation of the service in an independent Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the supplementary to question S4F-01561 by Alex Salmond on 19 September 2013 (Official Report, c. 22684), what legal advice it has sought on the practicalities and legality of renationalising the Royal Mail in an independent Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government how many Care Inspectorate staff have been absent due to sickness in each of the last three years, broken down by (i) length of absence and (ii) sickness.
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff have been employed by the Care Inspectorate in each of the last three years
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the bodies that merged to establish the Care Inspectorate did so successfully and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
To ask the Scottish Government how many Care Inspectorate inspections were carried out from 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013 and how many there have been since 1 April 2013.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the findings of the recent survey by trade unions representing Care Inspectorate staff.
To ask the Scottish Government what training is provided to Care Inspectorate staff.
To ask the Scottish Government what procurement advice in relation to blacklisting it has given to (a) NHS boards and (b) the Scottish Futures Trust on new build projects.
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many companies identified on the Consulting Association's database have been awarded NHS contracts in Scotland in the last 18 months.