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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: S5O-04762

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 November 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 November 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how assaults against police officers are recorded.

Question reference: S5T-02490

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the conditions under which furlough payments will continue to be paid in Scotland.

Question reference: S5O-04632

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 September 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of COVID-19 on local government services.

Question reference: S5O-04583

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has done on the role of poverty and trauma in the lives of young people who enter the justice system.

Question reference: S5O-04541

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Race Equality Framework.

Question reference: S5W-31192

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2020
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 25 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the Scottish Bowel Screening programme to resume.

Bowel screening colonoscopies have now resumed in all NHS Boards and work is underway by the Bowel Screening Programme Board to assess readiness to resume the Scottish Bowel Screening programme. New home testing kits will begin to be posted once NHS Scotland has caught up with screening colonoscopy appointments affected by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the meantime, it is important for people to be aware of the symptoms or signs of bowel cancer, and to contact their GP if they have any concerns about these. Further information can be found on the NHS Inform website at https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/screening/bowel/bowel-screening .

Question reference: S5O-04485

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 August 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how the recently announced £63 million fund for the bus sector will help to support bus operators with maintaining and increasing services.

Question reference: S5O-04430

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 June 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how issues relating to racism are addressed within the Scottish education system.

Question reference: S5O-04393

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 June 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the coach holiday industry regarding support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S5W-29069

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 May 2020
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 June 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what support and guidance it is providing to ensure contact between children in care and their parents and siblings continues throughout the COVID-19 outbreak to ensure relationships are sustained and nurtured.

Relationships between looked after children and their siblings, parents and wider families are essential and should continue to be promoted, wherever it is safe to do so in line with existing social work risk assessments.

Where face to face contact cannot be maintained, alternative options have been introduced, including telephone calls, video contact, or, if appropriate, the use of social media platforms to ensure that children and young people can maintain contact with the people who matter to them most.

As part of our £30m commitment to support digital inclusion for children and young people we are working closely with local authority partners across Scotland to ensure that vulnerable children have access to the devices, connectivity and support they need to maintain contact with learning, their peers and their wider support networks.

The Scottish Government is also working with the Family Rights Group to produce a digital advice leaflet for parents and relatives who have children in care. The leaflet will include advice for maintaining contact with their children, and direct readers to the latest national advice and support available. Wider advice is also available for parents and carers from Parent Club Scotland, Parentzone as well as through organisations such as the Fostering Network and CELCIS.