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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: S6W-26797

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many Waterborne Freight Grants have been awarded in the past five financial years, including 2023-24; which organisations or businesses were successful in receiving funding, and how much each recipient received in each year.

Question reference: S6W-26796

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for Waterborne Freight Grants have been received in the past five financial years, including 2023-24.

Question reference: S6O-03280

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the decision by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport to take forward plans to franchise bus services.

Question reference: S6O-03256

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what systems are in place to ensure that changes to IT processes in the Parliament, that will impact on the daily working practices of MSPs and their staff, are consulted upon, tested, introduced, explained and evaluated.

Question reference: S6W-26003

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it will mark Healthcare Science Week in Scotland, which runs from 11 to 15 March 2024.

The Scottish Government recognises the important role of healthcare scientists in the delivery of effective and high quality services across the NHS in Scotland.

On 14 March 2024 the Scottish Government will publish a paper which defines the strategic approach that we will take to develop healthcare science in Scotland – helping to improve the visibility and understanding of the profession and the positive impact it has on patient outcomes.

The launch of this paper will coincide with an online event, hosted by the Chief Scientific Officer for Scotland, which will recognise the valuable contribution of the healthcare science workforce as a whole, and acknowledge outstanding individuals and teams who have gone above and beyond to improve patient care.

Question reference: S6O-03105

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to attract more working age people from the rest of the UK to come and live, work and pay tax in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-03067

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how much money it expects to be able to reallocate from back office costs to front line services in the Scottish Budget, as a result of its work on public service reform.

Question reference: S6O-03040

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Scottish Funding Council's decision to stop funding three of Scotland's seven Innovation Centres.

Question reference: S6O-02843

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing with the Scottish Prison Service to provide inmates, including those on remand, with vocational skills to help them secure employment when they leave prison and address any skills shortages.

Question reference: S6O-02732

Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its planning for skills and training provision, what information it has on the skills needs of Scotland’s economy in specific vocations over the next five years.