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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: S6O-03272

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many premises in South Lanarkshire currently receive rates relief through the Small Business Bonus Scheme.

Question reference: S6W-25723

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jackson Carlaw (on behalf of the SPCB) on 20 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when it entered into a contractual relationship with Capital Credit Union, and on what date this contract ends.

Question reference: S6W-25724

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jackson Carlaw (on behalf of the SPCB) on 20 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how it promotes the participation of credit unions with staff.

Question reference: S6W-25982

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 March 2024
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the impact in Scotland of the energy price cap.

I meet regularly with the UK Minister for Energy Consumers and Affordability to discuss the pressures facing Scottish energy consumers and the need for urgent action to address these. During our last meeting, in January, I stressed the importance of working collaboratively to reduce the pressures facing consumers, calling again upon the UK Government to use its reserved powers to introduce a social energy tariff.

I believe that a social energy mechanism, supported by many consumer organisations, could be funded by the excess profits of energy producers, protecting those most vulnerable against future price spikes. I have also met with the chair and CEO of Ofgem to discuss these and other related matters”.

Question reference: S6W-25974

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 March 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the response to the recommendations of the Independent Review of Inspection, Scrutiny and Regulation of Social Care in Scotland (IRISR).

The Scottish Government has accepted all 38 recommendations from the IRISR and the response will be published on 6 March 2024, with a proactive statement due to be issued at 9.30am. The full Scottish Government response can be accessed here http://www.gov.scot/ISBN/9781835219768 .

In accepting these recommendations, we recognise the significant amounts of work already underway, that will in part or fully address a large number of the recommendations, and this work needs to continue in partnership and at pace. In taking a phased approach to the implementation of the IRISR recommendations, we are confident that work can be carried out to deliver continuous improvement that addresses the key challenges highlighted by the Review and support better outcomes for the people of Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-03152

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-03146

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the repayment of PFI and PPP debts on local authority finances.

Question reference: S6O-03065

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its latest engagement has been with the UK Government regarding cost of living support.

Question reference: S6O-03034

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support survivors of domestic abuse while they are engaged in the justice system.

Question reference: S6W-24720

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 19 January 2024
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jenni Minto on 22 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to progress towards the World Health Organization (WHO) target to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030.

I can today announce that the Scottish Government will establish an Expert Group to lead on scoping work to consider and provide recommendations on how Scotland will work towards reaching the targets set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to eliminate Cervical Cancer.

The WHO advises that to eliminate Cervical Cancer, all countries must reach and maintain an incidence rate of below four per 100 000 women. Achieving that goal rests on three key pillars and their corresponding targets:

vaccination: 90% of girls fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine by the age of 15;
screening: 70% of women screened using a high-performance test by the age of 35, and again by the age of 45;
treatment: 90% of women with pre-cancer treated and 90% of women with invasive cancer managed.

Each country should meet the 90–70–90 targets by 2030 to get on the path to eliminate cervical cancer within the next century.

Scotland has already observed many successes in tackling Cervical Cancer and is close to, or has met many of the targets to work towards achieving elimination status.

The Expert Group, due to meet soon will comprise Scottish Government policy officials, clinicians, Public Health Scotland (PHS), National Services Division, Third Sector organisations such as Jo’s Trust.

We will progress work with key stakeholders and develop actions to address inequalities to ensure that the work to meet the targets does not only focus on overall population levels, but addresses the inequalities gap.

Once the Expert Group have considered and provided their recommendations on when Scotland is likely to meet the WHO targets, I will provide a further update to Parliament.