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 action it is taking to support mental health services in (a) NHS boards and (b) the third sector in mitigating any detrimental impact of the cost of living crisis upon mental wellbeing.
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to generate a green steelmaking capability in Scotland with electric arc furnaces using (a) scrap steel or (b) direct reduced iron (DRI) as the main feed materials.
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to co-ordinate a whole-government approach to tackling health inequalities, as referred to by the recent Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report, Tackling health inequalities in Scotland, and The Health Foundation report, The state of health and health inequalities in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Transport Scotland about the future of the railway industry, including its supply chain in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) how it works with Capital Credit Union to promote any benefits of credit union membership to (a) SPCB and (b) MSP staff.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Health Foundation report, The state of health and health inequalities in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase male participation rates in higher education, in light of reports that poorer health outcomes for men are compounded by reduced earnings potential.
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consider allowing members of the public to request to have a loved one's 100th birthday recognised through a greetings card sent on behalf of the Scottish Parliament in situations where the recipient's contribution to Scottish public life is considered significant.
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consider sending greetings cards on behalf of the Scottish Parliament to residents of Scotland who are due to celebrate their 100th birthday.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to support Tayside Mental Health Services with staff support and retention, in light of the suggestion in the final report of the Independent Oversight and Assurance Group on Tayside's Mental Health Services, that workers need resource, support and leadership.