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Question reference: S7W-01413

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 23 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it is responding to each of the five recommendations in the Environmental Standards Scotland report, Protecting Scotland’s seafloor: an assessment of Scottish Ministers’ implementation of the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010.

The Scottish Government is giving careful consideration to Environmental Standards Scotland’s (ESS) report, Protecting Scotland's seafloor: an assessment of Scottish Ministers' implementation of the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010. I have written to the Chief Executive Officer of ESS confirming that the Scottish Government will engage constructively with ESS to agree an appropriate action plan within the suggested timescale. The Scottish Government's position on the report’s findings and recommendations will be set out through this engagement and in its formal response.

Question reference: S7W-01411

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 23 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Environmental Standards Scotland's recent report, Protecting Scotland’s seafloor: an assessment of Scottish Ministers’ implementation of the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010, what steps it is taking to address the data gaps which currently prevent assessment of Good Environmental Status (GES) for seafloor integrity.

Question reference: S7W-01508

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 23 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to include proposals to review the regulation of the keeping and sale of exotic animals as pets in its forthcoming Programme for Government.

Question reference: S7W-01568

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Simita Kumar on 22 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide information regarding who represented the Anti-Racism Coalition at the meeting attended by the First Minister and the Scottish Refugee Council in June 2026, following disorder in Glasgow and other parts of Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-01571

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Simita Kumar on 22 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government who has been involved in the establishment of the Anti-Racism Coalition and determining its terms of reference.

Since February 2026, the Scottish Government has had Roundtable meetings with the following funded organisations who support delivery of the Anti-Racism Delivery Plan, published in March 2026:

Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland (AROS)
Article 12 in Scotland
Black and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure Scotland (BEMIS)
Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER)
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations (CEMVO)
Intercultural Youth Scotland (IYS)
Minority Ethnic Carers of People Project (MECOPP)

A Terms of Reference for these Roundtables is being developed collaboratively and will be published once agreed.

Separately, a range of different stakeholder organisations are reflecting shared concerns about the nature and extent of protest activity, disorder and incidents of hate, prejudice and intimidation and their impact on faith communities, adversely racialised communities, people seeking asylum and refugees. This is independent of government and there is not a formal or constituted body as such called the Anti-Racism Coalition. These organisations include:

Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland
Black and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure Scotland (BEMIS)
Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER)
Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations (CEMVO)
Scottish Refugee Council

Question reference: S7W-01573

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Simita Kumar on 22 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that Scotland's African and black communities and citizens are represented on the Anti-Racism Coalition.

A range of different stakeholder organisations are reflecting shared concerns about the nature and extent of protest activity, disorder and incidents of hate, prejudice and intimidation and their impact on faith communities, adversely racialised communities, people seeking asylum and refugees. This has been independent of government and there is not a formal or constituted body as such called the Anti-Racism Coalition.

The following organisations that raised concerns represent the diverse experiences of adversely racialised communities in Scotland:

Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland
Black and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure Scotland (BEMIS)
Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER)
Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations (CEMVO)

Question reference: S7W-01570

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Simita Kumar on 22 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of the strategic stakeholders, which it funds and works closely with on key anti-racism priorities, that it anticipates will form the Anti-Racism Coalition.

The Scottish Government funds the following organisations who support the delivery of the Anti-Racism Delivery Plan published in March 2026. This is independent of government and there is not a formal or constituted body as such called the Anti-Racism Coalition. These organisations are:

Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland (AROS)
Article 12 in Scotland
Black and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure Scotland (BEMIS)
Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER)
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations (CEMVO)
Intercultural Youth Scotland (IYS)
Minority Ethnic Carers of People Project (MECOPP)

Since February 2026 there have been four Roundtable meetings with these organisations and the Scottish Government. A Terms of Reference for these Roundtables is being developed collaboratively.

Separately, a range of different stakeholder organisations are reflecting shared concerns about the nature and extent of protest activity, disorder and incidents of hate, prejudice and intimidation and their impact on faith communities, adversely racialised communities, people seeking asylum and refugees.

Question reference: S7W-01572

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Simita Kumar on 21 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide information on the arrangements for ministerial oversight of the work of the Anti-Racism Coalition.

A range of different stakeholder organisations are reflecting shared concerns about the nature and extent of protest activity, disorder and incidents of hate, prejudice and intimidation and their impact on faith communities, adversely racialised communities, people seeking asylum and refugees. This has been independent of government and there is not a formal or constituted body as such called the Anti-Racism Coalition.

Question reference: S7W-01569

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Simita Kumar on 21 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the terms of reference of the Anti-Racism Coalition to be agreed.

A range of different stakeholder organisations are reflecting shared concerns about the nature and extent of protest activity, disorder and incidents of hate, prejudice and intimidation and their impact on faith communities, adversely racialised communities, people seeking asylum and refugees. This is independent of government and there is not a formal or constituted body as such called the Anti-Racism Coalition.

Question reference: S7W-01853

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has, if any, to introduce guidance for schools to minimise requirements for branded items as part of school uniforms.

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