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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.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S6W-28277

Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a full list of all European structural fund projects commenced in the last 10 years that were completed by December 2023, including the notional allocation of structural funds to each project.

Question reference: S6W-28309

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what training is provided to Social Security Scotland staff in relation to making reasonable adjustments in order to communicate meaningfully with the adults with incapacity that they visit at home.

Question reference: S6W-28295

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that accurate data on households’ needs is shared in order to ensure that offers to homeless households can be made swiftly.

Question reference: S6W-28291

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to target additional revenue funding specifically at any local authorities identified as experiencing, or being at heightened risk of, systemic failure in their homelessness services.

Question reference: S6W-28307

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government which external stakeholder groups were consulted in planning the exercise and the home visits carried out by Social Security Scotland in assessing need for Adult Disability Payments.

Question reference: S6W-28293

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to create a new homelessness prevention fund that is accessible to local authorities, registered social landlords and the third sector for tenants across tenures.

Question reference: S6W-28292

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is offering to social landlords to maintain their wider remit investment in homelessness prevention services.

Question reference: S6W-28123

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 21 June 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it recognises the use of the value of prevented fatality (VPF) approach as a suitable calculation to quantify the impact of public policy, and, if so, whether it has used a VPF approach to assess the potential impact of the proposed overnight closure of the minor injury units in Huntly, Fraserburgh and Peterhead.

Question reference: S6W-28140

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2024
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 June 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is regarding food waste on the Caledonian Sleeper.

Question reference: S6W-28142

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2024
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 June 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce food waste on the Caledonian Sleeper.