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 whether it will provide an update on what advice and guidance has been given to SEPA following the data breach in December 2020.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether people with undiagnosed autism are at increased risk of suicide, and, if it considers this to be the case, what action it is taking to reverse this.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider a non-domestic rates exemption for properties that are owned by local authorities and arm's-length external organisations (ALEOs) that are related to local authorities, which could allow ALEO assets to be brought back in-house without the risk of non-domestic rates liability.
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are staff shortages in the mental health workforce, and, if so, how these shortages will be addressed.
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people are currently seeking a private assessment for autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has met with Hourglass Scotland and, if this is not the case, whether it plans to do so, and, if it does, when this meeting will take place.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the career development of highly-skilled clinical researchers.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06190 by Jenny Gilruth on 4 March 2022, whether it will provide updated figures on how many young people have now received a free bus pass through the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme, broken down by local authority, based on the latest information available.
To ask the Scottish Government how long after a seed potato crop is planted can Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture order that the crop be destroyed.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made, regarding any potential impact on Scotland or its policies, of the European Commission consultation on legislation for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques.