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Official Report
Meeting date:
19 February 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 19 February 2020
Rural Bus Routes (South Scotland) To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reported rural bus route reductions in South Scotland. (S5O-04123) We recognise the vital importance that bus services have for millions of Scots across the country, especially those who, for whatever reason, do not have access to cars or live in places that are not se...
Official Report
Meeting date:
5 February 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 05 February 2020
Mossmorran To ask the Scottish Government when the environment secretary last met communities living near the natural gas and ethylene plants at Mossmorran. (S5O-04098) I receive regular updates on developments at Mossmorran and officials are in very regular contact with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and others that have statutory responsibili...
Official Report
Meeting date:
30 January 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 30 January 2020
Social Isolation and Loneliness (Highland) To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Highland Council and NHS Highland to discuss social isolation and loneliness. (S5O-04069) I have not met Highland Council or NHS Highland specifically to discuss social isolation and loneliness.
Official Report
Meeting date:
23 January 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 23 January 2020
School Exclusions (Discussions) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with local authorities regarding pupils who are excluded from school. (S5O-04039) The number of exclusions has continued to fall, year on year, since 2002-03, with the rate of exclusions now being almost two thirds lower than the comparable figure for 2006-07.
Official Report
Meeting date:
22 January 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 22 January 2020
Christmas and New Year Celebrations (Edinburgh) To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides to support the Edinburgh Christmas and new year celebrations, and what criteria are applied. (S5O-04029) In 2019, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay received a £160,000 award from the EventScotland international programme to support the torchlight procession on 30 Dec...
Official Report
Meeting date:
16 January 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 16 January 2020
Prisoners (Early Release and Breach of Licence) To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners were released early in 2018-19, who had previously been released early and recalled to prison for breach of licence. (S5O-04003) The Parole Board for Scotland confirmed that, in 2018-19, of 441 individual prisoners who were considered at an immediate re-releas...
Official Report
Meeting date:
8 January 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 08 January 2020
Business Rates (Devolution of Powers to Local Government) To ask the Scottish Government how transitional rates relief would be affected if business rate powers were devolved to local government. (S5O-03962) And now for something completely different.
Official Report
Meeting date:
8 January 2020
Meeting of the Parliament 08 January 2020
Carers Allowance (Earnings Threshold) To ask the Scottish Government how much the carers allowance earnings threshold will be in 2020-21, and how many claimants reported earnings in 2019-20. (S5O-03956) Carers allowance is currently being delivered in Scotland by the Department for Work and Pensions on a temporary basis through an agency agreement.
Official Report
Meeting date:
5 December 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 05 December 2019
Police (Response to Individuals Experiencing Mental Ill Health) To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the amount of time that the police spend assisting people with mental health issues on matters that should not require their presence. (S5O-03876) I thank John Mason for raising this important issue.
Official Report
Meeting date:
4 December 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 04 December 2019
Fisheries (Gear Conflict) To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to reduce gear conflict in Scotland’s fisheries. (S5O-03861) The Scottish Government works closely with industry to facilitate better interaction among everyone who uses Scotland’s marine environment, including fishers.
