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 the criteria for successful applications to phase 3 of the Connecting Scotland programme will be.
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the £48 million budget for the Connecting Scotland programme has been allocated to provide (a) devices, (b) data and (c) training to 60,000 households.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish Phase 2 of the Strategic Transport Projects Review 2.
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support deaf people, and whether it will bring forward a national strategy on hearing loss.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment to protect 30% of Scotland’s land for nature by 2030, what measures it will introduce to limit the damage to protected areas caused by the release of excessive numbers of non-native pheasants and red-legged partridges.
To ask the Scottish Government when phase 3 of the Connecting Scotland programme will open for applications for (a) laptops, (b) devices and (c) training.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement a ban on the sale of peat-based compost.
To ask the Scottish Government what effect it considers that COVID-19 restrictions have had on mental health and on suicide rates.
To ask the Scottish Government how many suicides have been recorded in each year since 2016.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on all care homes, including those in the charitable and third sectors that are currently exempt, being subject to and required to comply with freedom of information requests.