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Official Report
Meeting date:
30 October 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 30 October 2019
Accessible Housing Targets To ask the Scottish Government what targets it has set local authorities to deliver accessible housing. (S5O-03680) The Scottish Government does not set local targets for accessible housing.
Official Report
Meeting date:
10 October 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 10 October 2019
Teacher Reductions (Impact on Curriculum for Excellence) To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that reductions in teacher numbers have impacted on the implementation of the curriculum for excellence. (S5O-03652) I am pleased to advise Mr Balfour that the Government’s actions to boost teacher recruitment are working.
Official Report
Meeting date:
9 October 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 09 October 2019
Brexit (New Agreement) To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has received from the United Kingdom Government regarding proposals for a new Brexit agreement. (S5O-03635) Although the UK’s exit from the European Union was discussed at the meeting of the joint ministerial committee (European Union negotiations) on 12 September in London, we rec...
Official Report
Meeting date:
3 October 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 03 October 2019
Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (Convictions) To ask the Scottish Government how many convictions for vicarious liability have been made under provisions in the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011. (S5O-03619) Up to 2017-18, which is the latest date for which information is available, four prosecutions involving releva...
Official Report
Meeting date:
2 October 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 02 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to receive the £160 million in convergence funding. (S5O-03603) The United Kingdom Government has said that the money will not be paid until the next financial year, and the Scottish Government is therefore writing to the chancellor to state that the money should be paid now.
Official Report
Meeting date:
2 October 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 02 October 2019
Food and Drink Sector (Glasgow) To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the food and drink sector in Glasgow. (S5O-03605) Direct investment and support from the public sector, which helps to promote the food and drink sector in Scotland, equates to about £100 million a year across a range of areas including skills, education, research, industry deve...
Official Report
Meeting date:
26 September 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 26 September 2019
Mossmorran Petrochemical Plant (Flaring) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action being taken to reduce flaring at the Mossmorran petrochemical plant. (S5O-03588) On 23 August, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency varied the permits of both operators at Mossmorran to ensure that there is a clear timetable and det...
Official Report
Meeting date:
25 September 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 25 September 2019
Productivity To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the new CBI Scotland and KPMG Scottish productivity index, which reportedly shows productivity as starting “a lap behind” competitors. (S5O-03575) The index and the associated report are positive and constructive contributions to the debate on raising Scotland’s rate of productivity growth...
Official Report
Meeting date:
25 September 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 25 September 2019
Scottish Child Payment To ask the Scottish Government how many children will be taken out of poverty by the Scottish child payment. (S5O-03569) By the end of 2022, once it has been fully rolled out, the Scottish child payment is expected to lift 30,000 children out of poverty, reducing relative child poverty by 3 percentage points.
Official Report
Meeting date:
25 September 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 25 September 2019
Two-child Limit (Effect on Families in Scotland) To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many families in Scotland have been denied entitlement to benefits due to the two-child limit. (S5O-03572) The Scottish Government’s 2019 welfare reform report shows that, according to the latest statistics, more than 8,500 families across ...
