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, further to the answer to question S6W-13303 by Angus Robertson on 16 December 2022, whether it will provide the full production costs, including staff costs.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has taken forward recommendations on Fair Work in relation to minimum standards for terms and conditions in social care.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has increased the hourly rate of pay for social care staff in line with the discussions of the Fair Work in Social Care Group.
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To ask the Scottish Government whether it will assess the potential of piloting a VAT offset or rebate scheme in Scotland that is focused initially on properties listed on the Buildings at Risk Register maintained by Historic Environment Scotland, in order to test its efficacy as an incentive to promote retrofit, renovation and reuse of Scotland's most at-risk built heritage.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports on 22 December 2022 that HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland has criticised the “disappointing underuse” of HMP Castle Huntly, with only 100 inmates housed at its last inspection out of a capacity of 285.
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken with partners to (a) promote career opportunities, (b) deliver policies on upskilling and developing the workforce to attract new people and (c) address any retention issues in social care.
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the national adult social care campaign, There’s More to Care Than Caring, and the impact that it had.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has delivered a national induction framework for adult social care which includes (a) developing infection prevention control induction resources and (b) a professional support tool.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on Green Freeports.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the appointment of Business Advisers to the First Minister.