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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)
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Question reference: S6W-10914

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to the Young Islanders Network for 2022-23, and how much funding will be allocated to it for the remainder of the current parliamentary session.

Question reference: S6W-10818

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to contribute international aid to Pakistan following reports of extreme flooding in the south of the country, and in light of the UK Government’s commitment to contribute £1.5 million of humanitarian aid.

We are all shocked by the devastating effects of the floods in Pakistan, with children reported to be the most vulnerable; UNICEF has reported that some 17,566 schools nationwide have been damaged or destroyed. The Scottish Government has made £500,000 in funds available to be split between the Disasters Emergency Committee and the Humanitarian Emergency Fund. This is a clear example of loss and damage caused by climate change, speaking to the importance of Scotland’s leadership in this area. It is important that we stand in solidarity with Pakistan, its people, and the diaspora community during this crisis. I met with the Pakistan Consul General in Glasgow on 7 September to hear first-hand the situation on the ground, and to offer Scotland’s support. We are working with the Pakistani community to ensure that we provide consistent messaging on how they might best assist the people of Pakistan during this time.

Question reference: S6W-10906

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its £20 million scheme to explore ways of extending the public water networks to households that rely on a private water supply.

The initial phase of the project is nearly complete. This early work has sought to understand how we identify communities which have been affected by repeated water scarcity events, to establish the proximity to public water mains, to assess the water network capacity and estimate the costs associated with extending the mains to potentially allow those on private water supplies to make a connection. Scottish Water is completing the studies with final results expected soon.

Question reference: S6W-10916

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to promote the UK Government consultation on mandatory water efficiency labelling to the general public in Scotland.

The Scottish Government has worked with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Welsh Government and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland on the mandatory water efficiency label proposals. The consultation was launched on 2 September 2022 and I would encourage households and businesses to respond. The press release is available at: Action on water efficiency - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Question reference: S6W-10905

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considered piloting its £20 million scheme to explore ways of extending the public water networks to households that rely on a private water supply in Argyll and Bute.

Question reference: S6W-10537

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much it paid Griesbach & Associates for its work in analysing the Islands Bond consultation responses.

Question reference: S6W-10489

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) it and (b) local authorities have drawn up a list of potential (i) church halls, (ii) village halls and (iii) community centres to be used as temporary accommodation for Ukrainian refugees, and, if so, whether it can confirm each location.

Question reference: S6W-10488

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm whether it has advised local authorities to create temporary accommodation in (a) church halls, (b) village halls and (c) community centres, in light of this being reported in the media.

No it has not. The Scottish Government continues to explore all options to ensure that there is sufficient and safe accommodation for any displaced people from Ukraine arriving in Scotland. This includes contingency plans for emergency accommodation as well as increasing temporary accommodation, by for example getting the second ship, which has now docked in Glasgow, prepared to safely host displaced people from Ukraine.

Question reference: S6W-10490

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how long it estimates Ukrainian refugees will be temporarily housed on board the (a) MS Victoria I and (b) MS Ambition before permanent housing is secured.

The Scottish Government is clear that we do not want to see people spending more time in temporary accommodation than is absolutely necessary, including on our two passenger ships.

Our priority is to ensure that people who have already arrived, and will arrive from Ukraine, are able to stay in appropriate temporary accommodation and get the right support, then move into safe, sustainable longer term accommodation.

Question reference: S6O-01373

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to improve the reliability and resilience of Scotland’s ferry network.