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 what support is available for farmers who have lost livestock due to rustling.
To ask the Scottish Government what data it has on the number of firefighters that have been (a) diagnosed with COVID-19 and (b) required to self-isolate.
To ask the Scottish Government how many calls the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has received since 1 March 2020 specifically in relation to home visits or visits to care homes.
To ask the Scottish Government how many recently retired (a) firefighters and (b) specialist fire and rescue staff have been asked to return to frontline duties to cover absences and other staff shortages.
To ask the Scottish Government whether firefighters are required to wear PPE or face coverings while making home visits or visits to care homes, and what data it has on whether face coverings are being worn by firefighters during such visits.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-29884 by Michael Matheson on 22 June 2020, what guidance it has provided to driving test centres and driving instructors regarding the safety of learning to drive as the country enters a different phase of lockdown.
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making towards achieving the development of a wild salmon strategy by September 2020.
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Aquaculture Hardship Fund is open to applications from all producers of trout, salmon and shellfish.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports of large numbers of salmon smolts trapped in the Muirtown Lock on the Caledonian Canal.
To ask the Scottish Government how many aquaculture businesses in the South Scotland region are in receipt of support from the Aquaculture Hardship Fund that has been set up in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, also broken down by home many do not (a) farm trout and (b) grow shellfish.