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 it is doing to scale the proof-of-concept Queens Quay Heat Pump scheme in Clydebank, which uses water source Neatpumps designed and manufactured by the Glasgow-based engineering company, Star Refrigeration, into a repeatable, modular model for a national programme of district heat networks.
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To ask the Scottish Government how many day services for people who have a learning disability are currently open, and how many hours of service they are delivering as a percentage of commissioned delivery.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of (a) any potential benefits of introducing a digital deposit return scheme, through which consumers could recycle drinks containers via kerbside collections using unique barcodes to reclaim deposits, and (b) the potential for incorporating a digital element into existing proposals for its Deposit Return Scheme.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support it is giving to help return SEPA to normal operations following the data breach in December 2020.
To ask the Scottish Government what funding will be available for new Cycle Two flood defence schemes, in light of any Cycle One budget overruns.
To ask the Scottish Government how much financial assistance has been provided through the Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund to date, broken down by local authority.
To ask the Scottish Government what alternative support will be available to people whose residence is not in a council tax band that qualifies for a council tax rebate.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comments by the Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth during the debate on National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) on 19 April 2022, whether the renewable energy industry will be included in the high-level group to address the performance and resources of planning authorities.
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to any impact that a saturation of onshore windfarms can have on rural communities and their long-term viability.
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the average length of time between someone in Scotland registering for the Homes for Ukraine scheme and being paired.