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21 December 2022
Motions
Motions lodged today
Revision to Business Programme
- Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-07367
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 21 December 2022
Result 97 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote Vote Passed
Cambusnethan Talbot Share Festive Cheer
- Submitted by: Clare Adamson, Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-07341
Glencairn Primary School Celebrates 120th Anniversary
- Submitted by: Clare Adamson, Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-07337
Scotland's Universities and Care Experienced Students
- Submitted by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-07279
Faifley Winter Fair Raises £2,300 Following its Post-pandemic Return
- Submitted by: Pam Gosal, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-07331
Helensburgh Youth Take Medals in Young Rotary Musician Competition
- Submitted by: Pam Gosal, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-07343
Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland Award Winners
- Submitted by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-07346
Hamza Yassin is 2022 Strictly Come Dancing Champion
- Submitted by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-07308
Ashley McCaig Raises Funds for St Andrew’s Hospice
- Submitted by: Clare Adamson, Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-07338
The Neilston Players Santa Run 2022
- Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-07323
Written questions
Written Questions submitted in Parliament
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15653 by Jenny Gilruth on 21 March 2023, what (a) monitoring and (b) analysis it has conducted on the impact of road pricing on (i) rural travellers and (ii) those on low incomes.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12941 by Jenny Gilruth on 22 December 2022, whether it will provide an update on any potential implications for CalMac’s seafarer recruitment programme of the former Deputy First Minister's statement on Ferguson Marine on 16 March 2023.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many electric vehicle chargers were added to the public charging network in Scotland between September 2022 and February 2023.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices there are in the top (a) 5% and (b) 10% of the (i) most and (ii) least deprived areas, according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD).
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address any regional disparities in the success of welfare applications.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on what it classifies as "maintenance and safety schemes" on each of Scotland's A roads in each year since 2007, also broken down by individual A road.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the UK's Ambassador to Germany on 5 December 2022.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce any financial measures to support (a) public leisure facilities and (b) schools, which have swimming pools.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with (a) COSLA and (b) individual local authorities to discuss the viability of public swimming pools, in light of reported cost and funding pressures.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will establish a swimming pool support fund to support public leisure facilities with swimming pools that are vulnerable to closure or service reduction, due to reported increased cost pressures.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15653 by Jenny Gilruth on 21 March 2023, what (a) monitoring and (b) analysis it has conducted on the impact of road pricing on (i) rural travellers and (ii) those on low incomes.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12941 by Jenny Gilruth on 22 December 2022, whether it will provide an update on any potential implications for CalMac’s seafarer recruitment programme of the former Deputy First Minister's statement on Ferguson Marine on 16 March 2023.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the UK's Ambassador to Germany on 5 December 2022.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many electric vehicle chargers were added to the public charging network in Scotland between September 2022 and February 2023.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices there are in the top (a) 5% and (b) 10% of the (i) most and (ii) least deprived areas, according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD).
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce any financial measures to support (a) public leisure facilities and (b) schools, which have swimming pools.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address any regional disparities in the success of welfare applications.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on what it classifies as "maintenance and safety schemes" on each of Scotland's A roads in each year since 2007, also broken down by individual A road.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with (a) COSLA and (b) individual local authorities to discuss the viability of public swimming pools, in light of reported cost and funding pressures.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications it has received for freight grants under the (a) Mode Shift Revenue Support and (b) Freight Facilities Grant scheme, in each year since 2018.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15653 by Jenny Gilruth on 21 March 2023, what (a) monitoring and (b) analysis it has conducted on the impact of road pricing on (i) rural travellers and (ii) those on low incomes.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12941 by Jenny Gilruth on 22 December 2022, whether it will provide an update on any potential implications for CalMac’s seafarer recruitment programme of the former Deputy First Minister's statement on Ferguson Marine on 16 March 2023.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many electric vehicle chargers were added to the public charging network in Scotland between September 2022 and February 2023.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices there are in the top (a) 5% and (b) 10% of the (i) most and (ii) least deprived areas, according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD).
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address any regional disparities in the success of welfare applications.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on what it classifies as "maintenance and safety schemes" on each of Scotland's A roads in each year since 2007, also broken down by individual A road.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the UK's Ambassador to Germany on 5 December 2022.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce any financial measures to support (a) public leisure facilities and (b) schools, which have swimming pools.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with (a) COSLA and (b) individual local authorities to discuss the viability of public swimming pools, in light of reported cost and funding pressures.
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Date lodged: 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will establish a swimming pool support fund to support public leisure facilities with swimming pools that are vulnerable to closure or service reduction, due to reported increased cost pressures.
Awaiting answer