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 modelling used in Scotland’s Place in Europe uses the conditions of the current Single Market or has made assumptions about what a future Single Market would look like and, if so, what assumptions were made.
To ask the Scottish Government whether the modelling used in Scotland’s Place in Europe uses the conditions of the current Customs Union or has made assumptions about what a future Customs Union would look like and, if so, what assumptions were made.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-00865 by Keith Brown on 16 January 2018 (Official Report, c. 3), what contracts (a) it, (b) its agencies and (c) the Scottish Futures Trust has or has had with Carillion, broken down by (i) the value of the contract, (ii) the date the contract was signed and (iii) the date the contract was or is expected to be completed.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of it producing a report on the possible economic impact of Brexit, what plans it has to produce similar work on the economic impact of Scotland leaving the UK.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns that the £16 million estimated cost of waiving charges for carers under the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 has not been funded.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported concerns of the Carers Act finance group that the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 underestimates the (a) demand from carers for assessment and support and (b) cost of implementing the duties it set out, including the costs of short breaks, replacement care and waiving charges for carers.
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the financial support accompanying the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 will (a) be an additional resource and (b) replace funding streams that are planned to end in April 2018.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13147 by Michael Matheson on 14 December 2017, in light of the cabinet secretary having had sight of the report on undercover policing since 2 November 2017, whether he has now fully considered the findings and, if (a) so, by what date HMICS will publish it on its website and (b) not, for what reason, and by what date he expects to do so.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the statement in its Programme for Government that the “third sector needs stability of funding and the opportunity for longer term planning and development”, how this is being rolled out across its departments and agencies.
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will allow for consultation, with the SPCB as the project lead and decision-maker, with the recognised trade union for employees on the co-location strategy for the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, Scottish Human Rights Commission and Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.