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Official Report
Meeting date:
11 December 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 11 December 2019
Ex-prisoners (Employment) To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Prison Service encourages businesses to give prisoners the opportunity of employment on release. (S5O-03886) I am fully aware of the barriers and complex challenges that people with convictions often have in relation to employment.
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 December 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 11 December 2019
Scotland Act 1998 (Section 30 Order) To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to request a section 30 order under the Scotland Act 1998 on 13 December. (S5O-03896) In the First Minister’s statement on the programme for government on 3 September, she made it clear that we will seek agreement from the United Kingdom Government to legislation that put...
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 December 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 11 December 2019
Major Events (Best Practice) To ask the Scottish Government how it safeguards environmental standards, workplace rights and ethical factors when seeking to attract major events to Scotland. (S5O-03904) Scotland’s approach to securing events is set out in our national events strategy, called “Scotland, the Perfect Stage”.
Official Report
Meeting date:
5 December 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 05 December 2019
Funeral Directors (Code of Practice) To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in developing the draft statutory code of practice for funeral directors. (S5O-03875) The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that everyone in Scotland receives the care, dignity and respect in death that they would wish in life.
Official Report
Meeting date:
4 December 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 04 December 2019
Farming (Support for Environmental Sustainability) To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that farmers are supported to operate in an environmentally sustainable way. (S5O-03864) Environmental sustainability is a key concern for the Scottish Government, and we continue to support our farmers and crofters through direct payments a...
Official Report
Meeting date:
4 December 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 04 December 2019
Animal Welfare Legislation To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with stakeholders, including the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, regarding reforming its animal welfare legislation. (S5O-03852) The Scottish Government holds regular meetings with stakeholders on a range of animal welfare issues.
Official Report
Meeting date:
4 December 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 04 December 2019
Deposit Return Scheme To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers. (S5O-03849) We continue to make progress on implementing our ambitious deposit return scheme as part of our response to the global climate emergency.
Official Report
Meeting date:
21 November 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 21 November 2019
Breastfeeding To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage and support new mothers to breastfeed. (S5O-03791) Since 2011, we have provided more than £18.1 million directly to national health service boards for the implementation of the maternal and infant nutrition framework, of which breastfeeding support is a key component.
Official Report
Meeting date:
21 November 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 21 November 2019
Fuel Poverty (Remote and Rural Areas) To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives to organisations and public sector bodies to mitigate the effects of fuel poverty in remote and rural areas. (S5O-03801) Since 2013, we have provided £373 million in grant funding to councils to deliver area-based energy efficiency schemes targeting fuel-poor househo...
Official Report
Meeting date:
21 November 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 21 November 2019
Cross-party Groups (Support) To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what arrangements are in place to allow cross-party groups to access support such as British Sign Language interpreters or translation services for meetings. (S5O-03812) The SPCB is committed to providing support for people requiring BSL or other language interpreters or translat...
