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Official Report
Meeting date:
12 March 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 12 March 2020
Disability Employment Gap To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce the disability employment gap. (S5O-04264) The Scottish Government is committed to at least halving the disability employment gap in Scotland by 2038.
Official Report
Meeting date:
12 March 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 12 March 2020
Discretionary Housing Payments (Pension Rules) To ask the Scottish Government what impact changes to the pension age and new rules for mixed-age couples might have on discretionary housing payments in Scotland. (S5O-04261) I am deeply concerned that those damaging United Kingdom Government policies will punish older people.
Official Report
Meeting date:
12 March 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 12 March 2020
Queensferry Crossing To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the recent two-day closure of the Queensferry crossing. (S5O-04254) No assessment has been made of the closure, as its duration was for a short period.
Official Report
Meeting date:
4 March 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 04 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to protect local authority services, in the light of the claim by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities that the proposals in its draft budget will hit “vulnerable communities the hardest”. (S5O-04200) As confirmed by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance at stage 1 of the Budget (Scotland) (No 4) B...
Official Report
Meeting date:
4 March 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 04 March 2020
“A Fairer Scotland for Older People: A Framework for Action” To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress it is making in implementing the proposals in its paper, “A Fairer Scotland for Older People: A Framework for Action”. (S5O-04210) The Scottish Government is working with the older people’s strategic action forum to...
Official Report
Meeting date:
27 February 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 27 February 2020
Police Scotland (Drug Overdose Nasal Spray) To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the announcement that Police Scotland is developing proposals to trial the use of a lifesaving nasal spray that allows officers to treat victims of a drugs overdose. (S5O-04181) I very much welcome the news that Police Scotland is conducting that test of chan...
Official Report
Meeting date:
20 February 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 20 February 2020
Brexit (Salmon Industry) To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the salmon industry following Brexit. (S5O-04152) Our vital farmed salmon sector is a global success story, generating £540 million in gross value added, and offering over 10,000 jobs, many of which are highly skilled and well paid, in some of our most remote commun...
Official Report
Meeting date:
30 January 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 30 January 2020
United Kingdom’s Exit from the European Union To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the UK Government proceeding to take the UK out of the EU on 31 January through the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, despite the decision by the Scottish Parliament and the other devolved legislatures not to consent to the bill. (S5O-04077) It is a source of real sadness and regret on this, Scotland’s last full day—at this time—in the EU, that Scotland will be taken out of the EU by the UK Government, despite there being no democratic mandate for that withdrawal in Scotland.
Official Report
Meeting date:
29 January 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 29 January 2020
Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the decision by Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership to enter into partnership with the Wheatley Group. (S5O-04067) The decision was a matter for the board of Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership, which, following a ballot of its tenants, decided to p...
Official Report
Meeting date:
29 January 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 29 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to record the loss of green space in Scotland. (S5O-04062) The Scottish Government contributes to the funding of the Ordnance Survey, which maintains the green space map that is updated every six months.
