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 how many applications have been made for universities places for 2021-22, and what action is being taken to support universities in coping with any variations in demand.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the building of the new Monklands Hospital at Wester Moffat in Airdrie.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its plan to offer the COVIID-19 vaccination to people aged 18 to 39 in some areas of Glasgow, whether it will reconsider the request from the offshore oil and gas sector to be given priority access to phase 2 of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
To ask the Scottish Government how its policy of providing a bicycle to every child who cannot afford one will be administered.
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To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to increase support for the rapid development and utilisation of alternatives to the use of animals in scientific procedures.
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on entry requirements for universities.
To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time is for a CAMHS autism assessment, and what steps are being taken to address any backlog due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to increase the funding it allocates to Glasgow City Council for local community facilities, and what action it will take to support any Glasgow communities that experience uncertainty each year in relation to the continuation of local facilities.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35844 by Fiona Hyslop on 16 March 2021, in light of the cabinet secretary's comment that "we have urged the UK Government to make improvements to" the Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) systems, whether it has suggested in these discussions that a review should be carried out of the standard fee that is required for the GP letters that must accompany ESA applications, and for this review to also consider setting a cap on the fee.
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to COVID-19 vaccinations for under-18s ahead of the start of the 2021-22 university and college term.