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, further to the ministerial statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice on 21 April 2020, when mobile phones will be distributed to those currently in the care of the Scottish Prison Service.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it carried out a Children’s Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment for the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2020 and, if so, when it will publish this.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered rolling out virtual prison visits in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and, if so, when it expects these to commence.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the mental health of children and young people during the COVID-19 outbreak, and what plans it has to further support the mental health of children and young people (a) during and (b) after the current lock-down.
To ask the Scottish Government what support it has offered to third sector and voluntary organisations dealing with the mental health of children and young people during the COVID-19 outbreak, and what further support it can offer.
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) general and (b) NHS support is available to meet the mental health needs of people living with long-term conditions, such as lymphoedema.
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to implement section 107 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will begin to collect information on the children of prisoners, as set out in the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on rolling out digital visits in prisons, and whether any targets have been set regarding this.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement section 107 (2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016.