Kaukab Stewart

20 Dec 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent communication it has had with the UK Government regarding the potential impact on Scotland of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.

13 Dec 2022 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to increase the availability of highspeed broadband in the Glasgow Kelvin constituency.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Superfast broadband coverage in Glasgow currently stands at 98.7% - in large part, thanks to commercial coverage, which also serves as a key strand of our Reaching 100% programme, particularly in extending coverage in Scotland’s urban areas. However, our R10…

8 Dec 2022 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to develop a purpose and principles for post-school education, research and skills development.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: Today, we have published the Interim Purpose and Principles for Post-School Education, Research and Skills. This publication sets out and seeks views on the interim Purpose and Principles and the topics that have to be explored to develop a plan for implem…

30 Nov 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider adjusting the Redress Scotland Scheme's payments to account for inflation.

Answer · John Swinney: As Scotland’s Redress Scheme will run for at least 5 years from December 2021, fluctuations in the inflation rates over this period are to be expected. To mandate routine or regular changes to account for these fluctuations would have added another level of c…

30 Nov 2022 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the next steps for the national conversation to inform a new Dementia Strategy, which closed to responses on 5 December.

28 Nov 2022 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reached a decision on the future location of the Registrar of Independent Schools.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: The Scottish Government has taken the decision to locate the Registrar of Independent Schools within the new national agency for Scottish Education. We have considered a range of options, including Professor Muir’s recommendation to locate the Registrar with…

1 Nov 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its latest assessment is of the impact of Brexit on Scotland's food and drink sector.

1 Nov 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether a boundary map has been issued in relation to the Clyde Green Freeport bid, and, if so, when this map will be made available to the public.

Answer · John Swinney: The outer boundary maps of the successful Green Freeport bidders will be published in due course.

15 Sep 2022 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister whether she will provide an update on the Scottish Government's support for the people of Pakistan as they face ongoing devastation following severe monsoon flash flooding.

5 Sep 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of its student accommodation strategy.

30 Aug 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm when actions to remove cladding from properties identified as dangerous under the Single Building Assessment programme will be completed.

12 Aug 2022 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its arrangements for welcoming displaced people from Ukraine through the Super Sponsor scheme.

Answer · Neil Gray: The Scottish Government’s super sponsor scheme was introduced on 18 March 2022, to offer sanctuary in Scotland to displaced people from Ukraine. It works within the UK Government’s Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme to provide a fast and safe alternative to private s…

23 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the average (a) length and (b) cost of a phone call is to the Scottish Ambulance Service to seek support getting to and from NHS appointments.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Ambulance Service advise that the average call length to arrange transport for scheduled care in June 2022 was 261 seconds. This is the length of time between the call being answered by the call handler and the call ending. The cost of the call …

15 Jun 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the baby box programme.

7 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to respond to the Zero Emissions Social Housing Taskforce report, Achieving net zero in social housing, in order to provide registered social landlords with as much certainty as possible as they plan to retrofit their stock of tenement accom…

Answer · Patrick Harvie: The Scottish Government published its response to the Zero Emissions Social Housing Taskforce (ZEST) report on 14 th June 2022, and can be accessed at http://www.gov.scot/ISBN/9781804355176 . The ZEST report rightly highlighted the need for clarity with re…

6 Jun 2022 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister whether she will provide an update on the Scottish Government's Super Sponsor scheme for displaced Ukrainians. 

30 May 2022 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Diversity in the Teaching Profession Scotland Annual Data Report, published in May, which states that there is a continued chronic and disproportionate lack of minority ethnic teachers in Scotland’s schools.

19 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for holding the abortion centre buffer zones summit, which the First Minister said, on 12 May 2022, that she would convene and chair.

Answer · Maree Todd: The First Minister will hold a summit on abortion on 27 June 2022. The summit will focus primarily on buffer zones, and organisations such as MSPs, CoSLA, Police Scotland and women’s rights organisations will be invited to attend.

3 May 2022 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress on delivering the Heat in Buildings Strategy, published in October 2021.

Answer · Patrick Harvie: We are creating a broad, co-ordinated package of policies and support programmes to deliver the change required. We have widened the scope of our capital and advice programmes and have several live funding calls for large scale projects. Further work over the…

13 Apr 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how measures in the Water Safety Action Plan will support awareness of water safety amongst school pupils.

28 Mar 2022 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when 2022-23 Pupil Equity Funding allocations for schools in Scotland will be published.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: 2022-23 Pupil Equity Funding Allocations, at both Local Authority and School level, were published on 29 March 2022 and are available to access here:- Pupil attainment: closing the gap - Schools - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) The publication of Pupil Equity Fun…

7 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the current starting salary for a qualified teacher in Scotland, and how this compares with the equivalent salary in (a) England and (b) Wales.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: Following their probationer placement year, the current starting salary for a qualified teacher in Scotland is £32,994 (pending the 2021-22 pay award). This compares to (a) £25,714 in England (excluding London and the Fringe), and (b) £27,491 in Wales.

2 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide for early career researchers in medical research (a) in general and (b) at the British Heart Foundation’s Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, in light of reports that its funding has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office run a range of Fellowship schemes for early career researchers to build capacity for health research in Scotland. These schemes are open to researchers in all fields including cardiovascular research. Application…

8 Dec 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking, including any that may be funded through its Budget, that will help deliver free dental care during the current parliamentary session.

17 Nov 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the Beyond Borders Women in Conflict 1325 programme.

15 Nov 2021 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government anticipates the lasting impact of COP26 will be for the people of Glasgow and Scotland.

9 Nov 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the impact on the food and drink supply chain, what its response is to a recent survey of 1,000 UK businesses by Gallagher, which reportedly found that many businesses have been affected by a shortage of staff because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of Brexit regu…

28 Oct 2021 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its approach to implementing the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020 to entitle all children, whose school start is deferred, to access funded early learning and childcare in their deferred ye…

Answer · Clare Haughey: On the 2 October 2019, my predecessor confirmed that the Scottish Government would introduce legislation in this parliamentary session to entitle all children whose school start is deferred to access funded early learning and childcare in their deferred year.…

8 Sep 2021 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made in supporting the removal of flammable cladding.

Answer · Shona Robison: We met our commitment to start the programme to assess buildings within our first 100 days of government. Our Single Building Assessments will identify issues around fire safety including cladding and the scale and scope of remediation needed to make buildin…

1 Sep 2021 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on supporting the recovery of city centres through the City Centre Recovery taskforce.

Answer · Tom Arthur: The Scottish Government recognises the heavy impact of the pandemic on city centres. We have supported many city centre businesses through our investment of more than £3.7bn in business support across Scotland. The City Centre Recovery Task Force started it…