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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: S5W-25081

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2019
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government which stakeholders the Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People plans to meet following requests made since 1 March 2018 to discuss issues relating to transgender people, gender recognition reform and sex-based women's rights, broken down by the (a) date of each request and (b) expected date and location of each meeting, and what topics will be discussed.

Question reference: S5W-25078

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2019
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government which stakeholders will be responsible for compiling the equality impact assessments for the consultation on its proposed Gender Recognition Bill, and what the basis is for their selection.

Question reference: S5W-25077

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2019
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government which stakeholders will be consulted regarding the equality impact assessments of the consultation on its proposed Gender Recognition Bill, and what the basis is for their selection.

As I said in my statement to Parliament on gender recognition on 20 June 2019 http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=12196&mode=pdf the consultation on the Bill will include draft impact assessments, including a comprehensive updated equality impact assessment, to ensure that all rights are protected in a balanced way. his consultation will be a public consultation, open to all. It will be available on the Scottish Government's consultation hub at https://consult.gov.scot/ .

Question reference: S5O-03552

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it will support councils in upholding the changes to the regulations regarding homelessness registration applications and people having a local connection.

Question reference: S5O-03513

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has received on the effect that the legal date of the UK’s exit from the EU will have on its continuity bill.

Question reference: S5O-03480

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many farm businesses in the Lothians region are still to receive 2016-17 and 2017-18 CAP basic and pillar 2 payments.

Question reference: S5O-03463

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis the transport secretary has carried out regarding how the proposed workplace parking levy could affect disabled people accessing employment.

Question reference: S5O-03415

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce excessive waiting times for young people in Lothian to access mental health support.

Question reference: S5O-03295

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS Lothian regarding staff car parking at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Question reference: S5W-22420

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 29 March 2019
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 26 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consult on the recommendations of the Review of the Regulation of Legal Services (the Roberton Review).