What's On

Lorna Slater (S6O-03997)

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that Edinburgh City Council plans to move up to 700 residents living in unlicensed temporary accommodation this winter without suitable alternative accommodation being available.

Martin Whitfield (S6O-03998)

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce waiting times for dental extractions in rural NHS board areas.

Willie Coffey (S6O-03999)

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it can make communities safer from the use and impact of fireworks.

Ross Greer (S6O-04000)

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with East Dunbartonshire Council regarding the condition of Milngavie Primary School.

Miles Briggs (S6O-04001)

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of people who are not aware of a Do Not Resuscitate order being placed on their medical notes, including in relation to next of kin and power of attorney holders.

Elena Whitham (S6O-04002)

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to improve access to audiology services.

James Dornan (S6O-04003)

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the annual performance of Social Security Scotland in 2023-24.

Mark Ruskell (S6O-04004)

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland’s latest report on road policing.

Russell Findlay (S6F-03539)

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Anas Sarwar (S6F-03540)

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Lorna Slater (S6F-03541)

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Michelle Thomson (S6F-03558)

To ask the First Minister when the Scottish Government last met with Ineos or Petroineos to discuss the refinery at Grangemouth.

Jamie Greene (S6F-03550)

To ask the First Minister, in light of reported figures that over 2,000 people were killed or seriously injured on Scotland's roads last year, what the Scottish Government’s position is on whether 2024 could see the highest number of road accidents and fatalities on record.

Colin Smyth (S6F-03553)

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reported calls to widen access to Scotland’s Redress Scheme to allow survivors of abuse at Fornethy House to seek redress.

Roz McCall (S6M-15065)

That the Parliament notes reports that nearly 11,000 people in Scotland have a stroke every year, including in the Mid Scotland and Fife region; further notes the belief that raising public awareness of stroke signs and the need for immediate action is essential to improving health outcomes for stroke survivors; understands that the FAST (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) stroke awareness campaign undertaken by Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, which launched on World Stroke Day on 29 October 2024, is aimed at increasing awareness among the public of the need for urgent medical attention for stroke; further understands the importance of repetition in any public health campaign; regrets that there has been no sustained government-backed campaign in Scotland, it understands, since before the COVID-19 pandemic; notes the calls from campaign groups to review public health messaging surrounding awareness of stroke symptoms, including the work of the BE-FAST (Balance, Eyes, Face, Arms, Speech, Time) campaign, which some academic research suggests detects 95.6% of strokes and is the acronym currently favoured by Harvard Medical School and Yale School of Medicine; notes the calls on the Scottish Government to work with Public Health Scotland and NHS boards to trial BE-FAST, in order to assess its effectiveness using data, which, it considers, would allow for informed decisions to be taken regarding the efficacy of current public health messaging, and further notes the hope that all stroke awareness campaigns can continue to increase awareness of the need for urgent medical attention should a patient present with any symptoms associated with stroke.

Further details available for S6M-15065

Emma Harper (S6O-03989)

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement Transport Scotland has with regional transport partnerships, such as SWestrans, regarding contractual requirements for key local public transport services, including the provision of rural buses.

Douglas Lumsden (S6O-03990)

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it will publish its Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan.  

Evelyn Tweed (S6O-03991)

To ask the Scottish Government how it is engaging with the growing heat pump industry, in light of the potential role that heat pumps can play in helping to achieve net zero.  

Stephen Kerr (S6O-03992)

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its position regarding investment in the future of Scotland's nuclear industry.  

Meghan Gallacher (S6O-03993)

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the net zero secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding mitigating fire risk from battery energy storage systems, in light of the role that battery storage can play in the future energy mix of Scotland.

Katy Clark (S6O-03994)

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to improve safety for women and girls when travelling by train.

Edward Mountain (S6O-03995)

To as the Scottish Government how much the individual bus fare concessionary schemes have cost in 2024.

Liam Kerr (S6O-03996)

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding any implications for its Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan, to the reported announcement by Apache that it will cease all operations in the North Sea by the end of 2029.

Angela Constance (S6M-15531)

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill.

Further details available for S6M-15531

Shona Robison (S6M-15551)

That the Parliament, for the purposes of any Act of the Scottish Parliament resulting from the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill, agrees to any expenditure of a kind referred to in Rule 9.12.3A of the Parliament’s Standing Orders arising in consequence of the Act.

Further details available for S6M-15551