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.
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it is offering to the Fire Brigade's Union's DECON campaign to help firefighters protect themselves and others from harmful contaminants, in light of a reported study from the University of Central Lancashire stating that firefighters are four times more likely to get cancer than the average working person, due to toxic contaminants released during fires.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy.
To ask the Scottish Government which (a) children's and (b) adults' organisations in Dundee have received funding from the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported prevalence of alcohol-related cancers in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it has provided to Dundee as part of its Covid Recovery Strategy to support the city's recovery from the pandemic.
To ask the Scottish Government how many Social Security Scotland jobs in Dundee (a) have been created and (b) are expected to be created in (i) 2022-23 and (ii) 2023-24.
To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Child Payment applications from families in Dundee have been (a) received and (b) processed since applications opened in November 2020; what the current take-up percentage is in Dundee; how many children have received the Scottish Child Payment in Dundee, and what the total value of Scottish Child Payments has been to families in Dundee.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the UK Government regarding the UK spending review and its impact on Scotland in relation to resources to take account of any proposed public sector pay uplifts and addressing the wider effects of inflation and the cost of living crisis.
To ask the Scottish Government how the proposed Criminal Justice Reform Bill in its Programme for Government will aim to improve the experiences of victims in the justice system.
To ask the Scottish Government how many young people in Dundee have been offered workplace opportunities through the Young Person’s Guarantee since its launch.