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 the completion rate has been to date of Scotland's Census 2022, and whether it is taking any further action to increase uptake.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment SEPA has made of non-native species in its priority catchments.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26 to "mitigate the Benefit Cap as fully as we can", whether the mitigation will cover the full difference between a household's cap and its entitlement; how it plans to deliver this payment to households; what the timescale is for this to be fully implemented, and how many households will receive the payment.
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has published for local authorities on the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement that its revised Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan will not be published until Autumn 2022, whether the strategy will still be "refreshed", or fully updated, in light of this extended timescale.
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason premises in Class 7 under the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997 are no longer exempt from the short-term let licensing legislation.
To ask the Scottish Government how a false declaration will be demonstrated, in the context of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.
To ask the Scottish Government how it will monitor the impact of self-declaration, in the context of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider making the provision of supporting evidence from an accredited specialist conservation architect or conservation architect accredited and registered by a suitable body, such as the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), or the Register of Architects Accredited in Building Conservation (AABC), a formal requirement in planning (a) policy and (b) guidance for applications for listed building consent to a planning authority.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the SNP manifesto commitment to work with Scottish Enterprise and Creative Scotland to improve the business support available to the creative industries, including how much money has been made available to businesses for this purpose to date.