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 when the Workforce Specialist Service that was announced in the Programme for Government will be (a) established and (b) staffed.
To ask the Scottish Government when the Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science last met senior management at Heriot-Watt University, and what was discussed.
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the loss of a reported 130 teaching posts at Heriot-Watt University will have on (a) course choice, (b) student experience and (c) research capacity.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on Heriot-Watt University’s reported plans to make 130 teaching and professional services staff redundant, and what support it has offered the university to help avoid this.
To ask the Scottish Government who is responsible for signing off changes to emergency powers in each ministerial portfolio area in circumstances where the Parliament does not have an opportunity to vote on such changes.
To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons Heriot-Watt University is reported to have financial challenges.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that Heriot-Watt University is at risk of being unable to continue as a stand-alone university.
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason patients are being referred to the specialist mesh service in Glasgow, in light of the terms of reference for, moderator of, and team running the unit not yet being published.
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) Clostridium difficile (C.diff) and (b) MRSA tests have been carried out in hospitals in each NHS board area during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle climate change.