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, in light of reports on 14 June 2023 that the UK Government has launched an expanded government-wide inquiry into the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, whether the Scottish Government has any plans to launch a similar programme of investigations and reporting.
To ask the Scottish Government what the levels of funding have been for the operation of rail services in each of the last five years, and how that funding compares with the funding for bus services in the same periods.
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been raised by ports charging an environmental levy for cruise ships in each year since 1999, broken down by port.
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to (a) Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland and (b) Stroke Association, in each year since 2018-19.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considered exempting hydrogen-ready boilers from its proposed ban on gas boilers in new build properties.
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been raised by ports charging a passenger levy for cruise ships in each year since 1999, broken down by port.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the classification of long COVID as a novel diagnosis.
To ask the Scottish Government when ministers last met with local authorities to discuss the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in buildings and action to (a) manage and (b) remove it.
To ask the Scottish Government what data it has on the number of people enrolling on courses of education at Scottish (a) colleges and (b) universities who complete those courses within the intended length of time for their course, and what information it has on what the reasons were for any people not completing the courses on which they were enrolled.
To ask the Scottish Government what its current contingency plans are in the event of a non-flu pandemic.