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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-06950

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 15 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what additional budget has been allocated to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service for the coming years.

Question reference: S6W-06949

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 15 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken following the rejection of the pay proposal for firefighters in 2019-20, whether an increase in pay for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service staff will be considered, and if so, when this will be implemented.

Question reference: S6W-06960

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 15 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of any reduced crewing levels on fire appliances responding to fires.

Question reference: S6W-06948

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2022
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that householders comply with new legislation on interlinked fire alarms in domestic properties.

The duty to ensure compliance with the new legislation on interlinked fire alarms in domestic properties rests with local authorities. The legislation provides flexibility for people to fit the necessary alarms in due course if they have been unable to do so by the February 2022 deadline.

The Scottish Government published a joint statement with COSLA on 21 January, which set out that local authorities will be taking a proportionate and measured approach to compliance taking individual circumstances into account as well as reflecting the evolving situation with the COVID-19 pandemic. No one will be criminalised if they need more time and there are no penalties for non-compliance.

Question reference: S6O-00874

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it provides to Glasgow businesses that have been impacted by a loss of earnings as a result of street closures due to a variety of recent projects.

Question reference: S6W-06398

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2022
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is (a) taking and (b) planning to take in relation to the future of HMP Kilmarnock.

I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:

Following the decision by Scottish Ministers to transfer HMP Kilmarnock Prison to the public sector on expiry of the 25-year contract on 16 March 2024, SPS will become responsible for the management and operation of the establishment.

In preparation for this transfer:

(a) SPS is in continued dialogue with the contractor KPSL, and their sub-contractor, Serco Justice Services. SPS has also been engaging with surveyors to carry out Dilapidation Surveys of the existing site.

(b) The management of the transfer of HMP Kilmarnock into public ownership, will be undertaken by SPS. As part of this work SPS will liaise with key partners and Third sector service providers to ensure the transfer is successfully concluded.

Question reference: S6W-06273

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 February 2022
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 8 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government which organisations it (a) has met and (b) plans to meet, to discuss the draft Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.

The list of organisations that were met with ahead of the consultation on the draft Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill are included in the published consultation document .

Since the consultation on the draft Bill was published in December 2019 meetings have been held with the following organisations:

Bayswater Support Group

Office of the Children and Young People’s Commissioner

Engender

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Equality Network and Scottish Trans

Fair Play for Women

Faith and Belief Representatives Group

For Women Scotland

Frontline Feminists Scotland

LGB Alliance

LGBT Health and Wellbeing

LGBT Youth Scotland

Murray Blackburn Mackenzie

National Records of Scotland

Scottish Civil Justice Council

Scottish Human Rights Commission

Scottish Women’s Aid

Stonewall Scotland

Transgender Trend

Woman’s Place UK

Women and Girls in Scotland

Women’s Declaration International, Scotland

Women Speak Scotland

Women Voting With Our Feet

Currently, meetings have been scheduled but are yet to take place with the following organisations:

Free Church of Scotland

Scottish Feminist Network

Question reference: S6W-06397

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2022
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether any discussions on the future of HMP Kilmarnock will include the trade union, Community, which reportedly represents the majority of prison staff.

Question reference: S6F-00886

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-00819

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 3 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the creation of a development and recovery agency for Glasgow.

The Glasgow Regional Economic Partnership recently published a Regional Recovery Strategy for the area which aligns closely with the priorities outlined in our National Strategy for Economic Transformation published earlier this week.

Assisting with the City Centre recovery is the Glasgow City Centre Task Force which Scottish ministers work closely with on economic recovery and Glasgow City Council has been allocated £2.6m from the City Centre Recovery Fund to take forward local priorities.

The Scottish Government works closely with the Regional Economic Partnership and the Glasgow City Centre Task Force and we value their knowledge and expertise and do not believe a further Agency is required given the existing arrangements.