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.
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To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider stopping the collection of debts to public sector bodies for a period of at least six months in order to help any households struggling with the cost of living crisis to use their money on essentials such as food, energy and housing costs.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15209 by Patrick Harvie on 6 March 2023, for what reason the interim findings were not published in March 2023 as originally planned.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to identify the skills needed in the transport sector to reach net zero targets on a geographical basis.
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To ask the Scottish Government how many domestic properties currently have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating lower than C.
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met COSLA to discuss climate adaptation.
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To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on its aim for at least 124,000 homes to have low-carbon heating systems installed by 2026.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the April 2023 SkyeConnect survey, which reportedly found that 10% of self-catering or bed and breakfast businesses will close due to short-term let licensing, and that a further 20% are considering leaving the sector, and what impact it anticipates this could have on the availability of tourism accommodation in island communities.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any green skills gap in each local authority area.
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met COSLA to discuss any impact of climate change on local authority functions.
To ask the Scottish Government whether there have been any incidents of a banned dog breed causing harm to an individual in Scotland since 2013, and, if so, how many such incidents have occurred.