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 Executive whether it will publish its equality impact assessment and any other analysis in relation to the reduction in the further education budget in the context of the Equality Act 2010.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it took cognisance of the Equality Act 2010 when proposing to reduce the budget for the further education sector.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has met (a) COSLA and (b) any local authority to discuss the public sector duty in the Equality Act 2010 and its implications for local government budget reductions.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it carried out an equality impact assessment while drafting the Scottish Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13.
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the recent high court decision that the closure of library services by Gloucestershire and Somerset county councils was unlawful, whether it will review its processes to ensure that all spending decisions are scrutinised for compliance with the public sector equality duty.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it carried out an equality impact assessment when proposing a reduction in the further education budget for the next three years.
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to ensure that protected groups are not disproportionately affected by the proposed budget for 2012-13.
To ask the Scottish Executive what reference it made to the public sector equality duty in the Equality Act 2010 when working on the Scottish Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has a contractual relationship with any conference organisers.
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it makes available to credit unions to help them develop and maintain sustainability.