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 its preparations for Euro 2020, including the fan zone.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report by the Scottish Children and Young People’s Commissioner, which suggests that some at-risk children might have been detained unlawfully in secure accommodation.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to increase Police Scotland's capacity to tackle online crime, in light of reports of a 6% year-on-year increase in online child sex abuse crimes.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Scottish Green Party’s manifesto commitment to “oppose public investment in carbon capture and storage”, and whether it will continue to provide investment and support to carbon capture utilisation and storage projects, regardless of any future deal negotiated with the Scottish Green Party.
To ask the Scottish Government at which COVID-19 protection level (a) live music and (b) dancing will be permitted at weddings.
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it provides to local authorities regarding the number of meat-based options there should be on school-meal menus; what discussions it has with Dumfries and Galloway Council regarding that local authority's decision to have fewer such options for its schools; whether it is aware of reports that parents in Dumfries and Galloway have expressed concerns regarding this policy, and whether any parents have contacted it about the matter.
To ask the Scottish Government when dental work under the NHS will be available again for all new mothers up to their child’s first birthday.
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out on the impact on public health, and children's health in particular, of the reduction in the number of dental checks carried out.
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the scale of delays in waiting times for NHS dental check-ups.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a bursary for student paramedics in time for the start of the 2021-22 term.