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 it will provide an update on the timetable of the merger between Police Scotland and British Transport Police.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment made in its written response to the Equalities and Human Rights Committee report, Hidden Lives - New Beginnings, on 21 July 2017, what progress it has made in developing an anti-destitution strategy focused on people with no recourse to public funds (NRPF); what the scope of the strategy is and when it expects to (a) publish this and (b) commence its implementation.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-11742 by Michael Matheson on 31 October 2017, what information is recorded for reported cases of parental child abductions to countries that are not subject to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the process of appointing the new national coordinator for child bereavement services.
To ask the Scottish Government how it measures the health and wellbeing of pupils in (a) nursery, (b) primary and (c) secondary schools.
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what information it collects on the use of the Parliament crèche, and whether there has been any analysis of its use.
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the voluntary and third sector in promoting healthy and active lifestyles.
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of children are given a comprehensive health assessment within four weeks when taken under the care of a local authority, broken down by local authority.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to revise its Guidance on Health Assessment for Looked After Children and Young People in Scotland.