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 considers the support its provides to adopted families to be sufficient, given the recent report from Adoption UK Scotland, which stated that, for the third year in a row, over two-thirds of Barometer respondents said that they struggled to obtain help and support for their family.
To ask the Scottish Government whether its grant allocation to the Scottish Youth Parliament has increased for 2021-22 and, if so, (a) by how much and (b) for what reason.
To ask the Scottish Government how many so-called Bairns’ Hooses will be set up to enable children access to all necessary justice services under one roof, and where they will be located.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a national minimum allowance for foster carers.
To ask the Scottish Government what national performance indicators are considered as part of the grant allocation to the Scottish Youth Parliament.
To ask the Scottish Government how many Home Energy Scotland loan (a) applications and (b) offers it has handled during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how this compares to the three previous financial years.
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on preparations for COP26.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the workforce requirements in the construction industry.
To ask the Scottish Government how climate change, and any subsequent rise in sea levels, might impact on island communities' (a) transport infrastructure, (b) housing and (c) agriculture, and what action it is taking in the lead-up to the COP26 to help ensure that these communities are future-proofed against this.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35383 by Kevin Stewart on 1 March 2021, whether it will provide an update on what plans it has to ban the use of combustible materials in cladding systems on high-rise residential buildings, in light of the position taken by other UK administrations.