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 the City of Edinburgh Council has advised it that it is anticipating budget reductions over the next five years and, if so, how much the local authority expects its budget to be reduced by each year.
To ask the Scottish Government what representations the City of Edinburgh Council has made in the last year calling for increased funding for education, and what the outcome was.
To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of its meeting with the Royal Chartered Institute of Surveyors regarding providing improved guidance for home owners in relation to the issue of asbestos in home report documents.
To ask the Scottish Government what research it has commissioned on the issue of black mould on trees and premises in the proximity of whisky bonds.
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many properties that are in close proximity to whisky bonds and plants are affected by black mould.
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it gives to people who live near whisky bonds and whose properties are affected by black mould.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the link between black mould on trees and their proximity to whisky bonds.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19389 by Derek Mackay on 30 October 2018, whether it considers that the response meets the commitment at paragraph 1.3(d) of the Scottish Ministerial Code, which states that "Ministers should be as open as possible with the Parliament and the public, reflecting the aspirations set out in the Report of the Consultative Steering Group on the Scottish Parliament", and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19389 by Derek Mackay on 30 October 2018, in light of the comment that appointment decisions are "usually" accompanied by a press release, whether it will confirm that, in the case of Ms Freeman, such press releases were published, and, if (a) so, whether it will publish links to these and (b) not, (i) for what reason this process was not followed and (ii) whether it will provide the information that was requested regarding whether it will publish a list of the public appointments that were taken up by Ms Freeman in each year since 2007, also broken down by remuneration.
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Israel-Palestine educational resources that have been quality-approved by Education Scotland as a learning and teaching resource have reportedly been withdrawn, including whether this was at the request of any pressure group, and whether this was approved at ministerial level.