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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: S6F-01844

Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2023

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will provide an update on how it is responding to the Climate Change Committee's report on progress in reducing emissions in Scotland.

Question reference: S6F-01829

Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2023

To ask the First Minister what recent action the Scottish Government has been taking to keep The Promise to young people in care.

Question reference: S6F-01832

Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2023

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on the future role of women in driving entrepreneurial activity and economic growth, in light of the publication of the report, Pathways: A New Approach for Women in Entrepreneurship.

Question reference: S6F-01828

Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2023

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to research by the Royal College of General Practitioners reportedly showing that a third of Scotland's GP staff who were surveyed said their practice was at risk of closing in the next few months.

Question reference: S6F-01824

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2023

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-01823

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2023

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6W-15223

Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 17 February 2023
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 20 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on Ana Stewart’s independent review on women in entrepreneurship.

A report on the findings and recommendations of Ana Stewart’s review will be published on the Scottish Government website on 20 February 2022.

The report “Pathways: A New Approach for Women in Entrepreneurship” sets out a series of recommendations aimed at closing the gender gap in entrepreneurial participation.

The Scottish Government will respond to the review’s recommendations in due course.

Question reference: S6W-14738

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what support has been made available to local authorities in each year since 1999 to assist young carers.

The share of local government funding to be allocated to young carers is not set centrally, and the Scottish Government does not hold this information.

The Scottish Government’s policy towards local authority spending is to allow each local authority the financial freedom to operate independently. As such, the vast majority of local authority funding is provided by means of a block grant. It is then the responsibility of individual local authorities to manage their own budgets and to allocate the total financial resources available to them, including support for young carers, on the basis of local needs and priorities, having first fulfilled their statutory obligations and the jointly agreed set of national and local priorities.

Since 2018-19, additional funding to support the implementation of the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 has been included within the local government block grant, as set out in the following table:

Year	Cumulative Carers Act Implementation funding
2018-19	£17.4 million
2019-20	£27.9 million
2020-21	£39.5 million
2021-22	£68.0 million
2022-23	£88.4 million

While the level of funding allocated for supporting adult and young carers is ultimately a matter for local authorities, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care wrote to authorities in February 2022 to highlight the additional Carers Act funding and the importance of prioritising carer support. This letter can be accessed at: www.gov.scot/publications/carers-act-funding-letter-to-councils-and-integration-authorities .

Question reference: S6W-14730

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many working groups it has launched in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S6W-14749

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has issued regarding "purposeful walkers" restraint practices in hospitals and care homes.

The Scottish Government has issued the following guidance regarding “purposeful walkers” and use of restraint practices in hospitals and care homes:

Coronavirus (COVID-19): living with dementia in care homes (2022).Guidance on supporting people with dementia or cognitive impairment to remain safe during periods of isolation.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): living with dementia in care homes - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

COVID-19 Clinical Guidance For NHS Scotland: Using Physical Restraint For Mental Health And Learning Disability Patients With Confirmed Or Suspected COVID-19 (2020)

Coronavirus (COVID-19): clinical guidance - using physical restraint for patients - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)