Audrey Nicoll

11 Mar 2025 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action being taken to support maths learning in secondary schools.

10 Mar 2025 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of joint calls on the UK Government from business leaders in Scotland for the project to be progressed as a priority, whether it will provide an update on what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the Acorn carbon capture and storage project and Scotland&rsquo…

8 Jan 2025 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how its draft Budget 2025-26 will support the delivery of drug and alcohol services across Scotland.  

18 Dec 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting independent cinemas.  

18 Dec 2024 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its review of the Good Practice Principles for Community Benefits from Offshore Renewable Energy Developments.

Answer · Gillian Martin: The Scottish Government is launching a public consultation on Community Benefits from Net Zero Energy Developments on 19 December 2024, which will be open until 11 April 2025. This consultation is part of our review of the ‘Good Practice Principles&rsqu…

11 Dec 2024 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what impact its recently announced hub for offshore wind will have on the renewables sector in north east Scotland.

4 Dec 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Government regarding the potential impact of the UK Government’s Autumn Budget on small businesses in Scotland, including environmental horticulture businesses.

2 Dec 2024 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what progress is being made with the Scottish Government’s efforts to establish the country as a world leader in the green hydrogen sector.

30 Oct 2024 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work that it is doing to support oil and gas companies to collaborate with renewables companies to test and deploy new technologies.

23 Oct 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of any engagement that it has had withthe UK Government regarding potential Barnett consequential funding, how muchit anticipates that it will be able to allocate in its Budget to address anyrisks arising from reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

11 Sep 2024 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the provision of psychotherapists.

10 Sep 2024 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on its Green Industrial Strategy.

Answer · Kate Forbes: Our Green Industrial Strategy is published today and is available online at https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781836016847. This strategy will ensure that Scotland gets the maximum possible economic benefit from the opportunities created by the global transition to …

3 Sep 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent outbreak of mpox in Africa, which was declared by the World Health Organization on 14 August to be a public health emergency of international concern, what plans it has put in place for any potential outbreak of mpox in Scotland.

5 Jul 2024 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the ministerial statement on 16 May 2024, when it plans to publish a consultation on proposals to change how long-term prisoners are released.

Answer · Angela Constance: A Scottish Government public consultation has been published today on a proposal to change the release process for long-term prisoners. This is further to my statement to Parliament of 16 May 2024 about actions required to address the rising prison population…

24 Jun 2024 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister, regarding the impact on child poverty levels in Scotland, what assessment the Scottish Government has made of recent research from the IFS on the impact of the two-child benefit cap.

4 Jun 2024 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with Aberdeen City Council in relation to reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

14 May 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme was last reviewed.

7 May 2024 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the timing of the 2024 Medium-Term Financial Strategy, draft Tax Strategy and reset of the Infrastructure Investment Plan Pipeline.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) sets out the Scottish Government’s strategy for delivering fiscal sustainability, the economic and fiscal outlooks for the next five years and key fiscal risks over the medium term. The MTFS was due to be published o…

7 May 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Funding Council's subject price groups for higher education were last reviewed.

23 Apr 2024 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the next paper in the Building a New Scotland series will be published.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The Scottish Government continues to deliver on its commitment to build the case for an independent Scotland within the EU, through the development of a prospectus to give people the information they need to make an informed choice about their future. I’m ple…

17 Apr 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the Universities Scotland 40 Faces campaign.

10 Apr 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding Scotland's agricultural funding post-2025.

25 Mar 2024 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report on how women born in the 1950s were affected by increases to the state pension age, and given that women are more likely to live in poverty than men, what assessment it has made of the potential impact that changes to t…

13 Mar 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the education secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any potential implications for Scottish universities and colleges of the Migration Advisory Committee’s “rapid review” of the Graduate Route visa, as announced by the UK Government.

4 Mar 2024 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the announcement by Aberdeen City Council that residents of approximately 500 homes in Torry face relocation as a result of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

20 Feb 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with representatives of the college sector.

30 Jan 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the growth of international exports.

9 Jan 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how its Budget for 2024-25 will help to develop the offshore wind supply chain to ensure that Scotland benefits from the reported global expansion of wind energy.

13 Dec 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the Scottish Medicines Consortium.

6 Dec 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its latest engagement has been with the UK Government regarding the funding available to support households with the cost of living during the Christmas season.