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 when a final decision will be taken regarding funding allocation for student mental health counsellors for the next academic year.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-17014 by Neil Gray on 28 April 2023, whether the Clydebridge Steelworks site in Cambuslang remains an operational asset of Liberty Steel Group Holdings UK Ltd for the manufacture of quenched and tempered steel plate; how many people are currently employed at the site; whether there is a future investment plan for the site, and what steps are being taken to secure and maintain existing machinery and fixed assets at the site.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the provisions in the Heritage Railways and Tramways (Voluntary Work) Bill, introduced in the UK Parliament, if passed, will have an effect in Scotland, and, if they will not, whether it will consider introducing equivalent legislation in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing issues in schools and colleges.
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards delivering the Bute House Agreement commitment to embed the NHS Education Scotland mental health knowledge and skills framework to support the training of all staff working with children and young people.
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to its Health Inequalities Unit from 2020 to 2023, broken down by financial year.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress it has made towards delivering the Bute House Agreement commitment to develop a long-term mental health workforce plan.
To ask the Scottish Government how the additional £15 million funding for the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund will be allocated, and when it expects to have reached a final decision on which community organisations will be awarded grants from the fund.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider the redevelopment of the Institute of Neurological Sciences in Glasgow as an opportunity to establish a Centre of Excellence for brain tumour research in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to establish a Centre of Excellence for brain tumour research in Scotland, in line with the existing network of four such centres in England.