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 whether it will intervene in the determination of the planning application, 21/02141/FUL, under consideration by Glasgow City Council, in light of reported concerns that it may (a) breach (i) the Clydeplan Strategic Development Plan and (ii) Glasgow's City Development Plan and (b) prevent the construction of the Garngad Chord.
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to respond to the Sands campaign, #AlwaysThere, and whether it will action the call from Sands to introduce the "Continuity of Carer" model of care for women who have previously experienced baby loss.
To ask the Scottish Government whether the new resources, Promoting race equality and anti-racist education, from Education Scotland will include materials on the experiences of Irish people, and people of Irish descent, living in Scotland, and any discrimination they have experienced.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with BT regarding the removal of its obsolete network of KX and KX+ series of telephone boxes in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider opening a Connecting Scotland phase of applications focused on refugees and asylum seekers, in light of previous phases having centred on certain other vulnerable groups.
To ask the Scottish Government how long the Connecting Scotland initiative is planned to operate for.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01683 by Jamie Hepburn on 6 August 2021, what its reasons are for not applying direct government oversight of the restoration of the Glasgow School of Art, and whether it considers the restoration as a project of national importance.
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it plans to introduce Compulsory Sale Order (CSO) powers for local authorities.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish (a) the contract and (b) all correspondence regarding its appointment as the managing agent of Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd during its administration.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish all correspondence between it and (a) Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) and (b) HCC International Insurance Company regarding the reported forfeiture of the £25 million bond from HCC International Insurance Company.