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 information it has on how Scotland's reliance on nuclear power to generate its electricity compared with that of the other UK nations in 2020, and (a) whether and (b) by when it plans to replace nuclear-generated energy in Scotland with energy generated by renewables in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance is available to help people meet the costs of charging mobility scooters in light of rising energy prices and the reported cost of living crisis.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07650 by Mairi Gougeon on 4 April 2022, what steps were taken to ensure that any required agricultural expertise was represented on the board of South of Scotland Enterprise.
To ask the Scottish Government whether hydrogen and carbon capture, utilisation and storage will be included in the work to make an informed policy decision on the contribution of North Sea production to the global climate emergency and to Scotland’s economy, security and wellbeing, as outlined in the Scottish Government and Scottish Green Party Shared Policy Programme, in light of the programme stating that “we do not have an entirely shared vision for the role of hydrogen and carbon capture, utilisation and storage across the whole economy”.
To ask the Scottish Government on which date it anticipates the full public consultation will launch on a statutory duty of candour for police officers in the operation of their duty.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the work to make an informed policy decision on the contribution of North Sea production to the global climate emergency and to Scotland’s economy, security and wellbeing, as outlined in the Scottish Government and Scottish Green Party Shared Policy Programme, being due by the end of 2022, how this work and its findings will be taken into account in its Energy Strategy, which is due later in 2022.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out any evaluation of the accessibility of all local authority buildings.
To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people are currently waiting for an appointment with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) with suspected autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
To ask the Scottish Government whether ministers have visited the Penumbra Edinburgh Crisis Centre, and whether it has any plans to support similar services being established across Scotland to bridge the gap between emergency and community mental health care.
To ask the Scottish Government whether children waiting for a diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are counted in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services waiting times statistics, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.