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Official Report
Meeting date:
5 December 2018
Meeting of the Parliament 05 December 2018
Apprenticeship Levy (Additional Apprenticeships) To ask the Scottish Government how many additional apprenticeships have been funded by the apprenticeship levy. (S5O-02651) In 2017-18, there were 27,145 modern apprenticeship new starts in Scotland, which was up from 26,262 the year before.
Official Report
Meeting date:
29 November 2018
Meeting of the Parliament 29 November 2018
Personal Independence Payment and Disability Living Allowance (Delivery) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will rule out the delivery of personal independence payment and disability living allowance by the Department for Work and Pensions under agency arrangements. (S5O-02632) People who rely on disability benefits have consistently told us that wh...
Official Report
Meeting date:
28 November 2018
Meeting of the Parliament 28 November 2018
Tourism (Industrial Heritage Sites) To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost tourism in rural areas through the promotion of industrial heritage sites. (S5O-02610) Action to promote tourism is a function of VisitScotland that is undertaken in partnership with a wide range of other public bodies that are directly funded by the Scotti...
Official Report
Meeting date:
22 November 2018
Meeting of the Parliament 22 November 2018
Musical Instrument Tuition To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the number of pupils learning a musical instrument fell by over 1,000 between 2016-17 and 2017-18. (S5O-02594) The Scottish Government recognises the value of instrumental music tuition to the wellbeing and attainment of young people and that, therefore, any redu...
Official Report
Meeting date:
22 November 2018
Meeting of the Parliament 22 November 2018
Home Security Assessments To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what discussions it has had with Police Scotland regarding the provision of home security assessment reports for members. (S5O-02608) Members’ personal safety is an issue that the corporate body takes very seriously.
Official Report
Meeting date:
21 November 2018
Meeting of the Parliament 21 November 2018
Forensic Examination Facilities (Orkney) To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made in establishing forensic examination facilities in Orkney for victims of rape or sexual assault. (S5O-02573) NHS Orkney is in the process of establishing a trauma-informed, person-centred forensic medical examination and healthcare service for adult victims ...
Official Report
Meeting date:
14 November 2018
Meeting of the Parliament 14 November 2018
National Basic Payment Support Scheme To ask the Scottish Government how many farmers have received payments under the national basic payment support scheme since August 2018. (S5O-02539) By 9 November, more than 13,200 farmers and crofters across Scotland had received their national basic payment scheme loan payment, worth more than £308.6 million to the ...
Official Report
Meeting date:
14 November 2018
Meeting of the Parliament 14 November 2018
Waste Incineration To ask the Scottish Government what the expected demand will be for the incineration of waste following the ban on sending biodegradable waste to landfill from 2021. (S5O-02549) The Scottish Government is committed to the waste hierarchy, which promotes reduction, reuse and recycling of waste as the preferred options for waste management...
Official Report
Meeting date:
7 November 2018
Meeting of the Parliament 07 November 2018
United Kingdom Tax Changes To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the analysis of the United Kingdom budget, which states that the announced changes to tax overwhelmingly benefit the richest households. (S5O-02522) I covered this in some detail last week, but my response is that it tells people everything that they need to know about the To...
Official Report
Meeting date:
1 November 2018
Meeting of the Parliament 01 November 2018
Doctors (Rural Areas) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to encourage doctors to relocate to rural practices. (S5O-02506) Our strategy to recruit and retain general practitioners underpins our commitment to recruit 800 additional practising GPs by 2027, which is backed by a £7.5 million investment i...
