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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.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S5F-03727

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-03707

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 11 November 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2019

Question to be taken in the Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-25928

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 7 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many employee-owned businesses are registered in Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-25927

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 7 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is currently on track to meet the target of 500 employee-owned businesses by 2030.

Co-operative Development Scotland, the arm of Scotland’s enterprise agencies which supports company growth through collaborative and employee ownership business models, reports that approximately 110 employee-owned businesses are registered in Scotland - around one third of the UK total.

Last year the Scottish Government funded the establishment of an employee ownership Industry Leadership Group, Scotland for Employee Ownership , with ambitious goals which empower the sector to direct its own growth and development.

In the last five years the number of employee-owned businesses in Scotland has trebled. Inquiries to Co-operative Development Scotland connected to employee ownership and succession options have increased by 50% since 2018. Co-operative Development Scotland consider that the ambitious sector target of 500 employee-owned businesses by 2030 is achievable.

Question reference: S5F-03684

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 04 November 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2019

Question to be taken in the Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-03654

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 28 October 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2019

Question to be taken in the Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-03626

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 October 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-03596

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 30 September 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-03571

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 23 September 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 September 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-25068

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2019
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 18 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in developing its 10-year Child and Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Action Plan, and when it will be published.

Good progress has been made on a health and wellbeing action plan. Extensive engagement has been undertaken with children, young people, parents and professionals to understand how best to support and improve child and adolescent health.

Building on this feedback, and research evidence about the broad determinants of health, the Scottish Government is currently undertaking work to finalise a shared cross-portfolio Vision and Action Plan. This will take a holistic approach to improving a broad range of outcomes for children, young people and their families, covering the wide-range of factors which influence health and wellbeing.

The cross-portfolio Vision and Action Plan will be published in early 2020.