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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-12016

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 21 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation timetable for the roll-out of the new Scottish Carers Allowance.

We will begin to roll out Scottish Carer’s Assistance by the end of 2023, with full national introduction in spring 2024. We are also developing our response to the recently published independent analysis of the Scottish Carer’s Assistance consultation responses.

We will provide further detail on the implementation timetable as part of that response and through our intended update to Parliament early next year on the timetable for further benefit delivery.

Question reference: S6W-11945

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 21 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when the recommendations in the Werritty review will be implemented, particularly the licensing of grouse moor management.

As we set out in our 2022 Programme for Government we will introduce a Wildlife Management (Grouse) Bill which will: ‘ implement the recommendations of the “Werritty Review” and introduce licensing for grouse moor management to ensure that the management of driven grouse moors and related activities is undertaken in an environmentally sustainable manner. The Bill will also include provisions to ban glue traps.’

We have been working with NatureScot to develop proposals for a licensing scheme for grouse moor businesses and launched a public consultation on those proposals on 26 October 2022. The consultation will run until 14 December 2022 and can be found here: Wildlife management: consultation - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) .

Question reference: S6W-11944

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 21 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether the licensing of grouse moor management, as recommended in the Werritty review, will include a proactive monitoring regime to ensure that licences are revoked should breaches occur.

Question reference: S6W-11946

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 21 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it anticipates the licensing of grouse moor management, as recommended in the Werritty review, will be monitored and enforced, and how management breaches will be identified and reported.

As outlined in response to question S6W-11944 on 21 November 2022 , NatureScot, as the licensing body, will be responsible for the issuing and monitoring of licences. They will work closely with Police Scotland and other key stakeholders to address any suspected breach of licensing conditions.

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

Question reference: S6W-11882

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 21 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what it can do to allow the removal of any freeze on apprenticeship places and budgets at Skills Development Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-11947

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 November 2022

Question reference: S6W-11952

Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 21 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to bring forward legislation to continue the Nursery Rates Relief Scheme beyond 30 June 2023.

Question reference: S6W-11938

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated cost of any backlog of maintenance work for the prison estate has been in each year since 2014.

Question reference: S6W-11879

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list the locations of all of the accommodation that it has supported local authorities to use to accommodate people through its Super Sponsor Scheme.

We regularly review our temporary accommodation in order to provide the best support to our Ukrainian guests and do not want people spending any longer than necessary in temporary accommodation. Disclosing this information may result in a significant risk to the health and safety of the individuals staying in these hotels. Therefore, we currently have no plans to disclose this information.

The Scottish Government publish regular Scotland-level data and information on people displaced by the war in Ukraine. The latest data, published, 20 October 2022, can be found on our website: https://www.gov.scot/publications/ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-in-scotland-statistics-october-2022/pages/welcome-accommodation/

Question reference: S6W-12050

Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the Emergency Budget Review will have on the provision of financial support to homeowners for cladding remediation work.