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Scottish Parliament – First Minister’s Questions.
11:40am General Questions
Fergus Ewing S6O-03284
1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reconsider its decision to pause capital funding for NHS Highland in respect of completion of the refurbishment of Grantown Health Centre, in light of reports that these works were nearly completed and that the pause of the contract may lead to additional costs in excess of the notional sum saved.
Murdo Fraser S6O-03285
2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is supporting the museum sector.
Ash Regan S6O-03286
3. To ask the Scottish Government how many children aged 16 and under have been prescribed puberty suppressing hormones through NHS Scotland since 2014.
Maggie Chapman S6O-03287
4. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the mental wellbeing of asylum seekers accommodated in hotels in Scotland.
Ariane Burgess S6O-03288
5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022.
Katy Clark S6O-03289
6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to support tenants, in light of reports of accelerating rents.
Kevin Stewart S6O-03290
7. To ask the Scottish Government how many children in Aberdeen have been lifted out of poverty since the inception of the Scottish Child Payment.
Bill Kidd S6O-03291
8. To ask the Scottish Government what recent work it has undertaken under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 in relation to any potential nuclear event in Scotland, in light of reports that nuclear warheads are routinely transported by road across the country.
12:00pm First Minister’s Questions
Douglas Ross S6F-02972
1. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Anas Sarwar S6F-02973
2. Question to be taken in Chamber.
Stephen Kerr S6F-02979
3. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government plans to take following the publication of the University of Stirling study highlighting the reported risk of crumb rubber infill on artificial pitches.
Christine Grahame S6F-02987
4. To ask the First Minister, further to the regulations relating to XL Bully-type dogs coming into force, to whom a dog owner can apply for advice on whether their dog fits the conformation of the XL Bully-type, in light of reports that a substantial number of dog owners in England are now applying to deregister their dogs having established retrospectively that their pet does not conform to the Defra definition of an XL Bully-type dog.
Paul Sweeney S6F-02995
5. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government is doing to expedite the restoration of the Glasgow School of Art, in light of it being nearly a decade since the first fire.
Maggie Chapman S6F-02974
6. To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on what action the Scottish Government is taking to deliver the New Deal for Tenants.
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