Maggie Chapman

1 Mar 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to define green jobs, including green energy jobs, to help ensure that investment and resources can be targeted to achieve a low-carbon economy.

23 Jan 2023 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that dozens of people living in Scotland with no recourse to public funds are being made homeless and forced to sleep rough on the streets or in cars.

11 Jan 2023 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address any racial profiling practices in Police Scotland.

9 Jan 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the public was reportedly not made aware of a rise in radioactive particles found between February and March 2022 on the Dounreay foreshore until eight months later, when reports appeared in the press in November 2022.

Answer · Mairi McAllan: The monitoring of the Dounreay foreshore area is undertaken by Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) which is a subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and is agreed and regulated by SEPA. All radioactive particle finds are removed, analysed…

21 Dec 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the culture minister has had with ministerial colleagues regarding what support is available for anyone working in creative industries, including the Belmont Cinema in Aberdeen, who may wish to take control or ownership of their workplaces.

7 Dec 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how its policies across government will support disabled people living in the north east to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

1 Dec 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on any new gas power stations with carbon capture and storage, in light of the reported concerns about the carbon capture and storage industry in The Carbon Capture Crux: Lessons Learned report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government supports the development of Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage as a decarbonisation infrastructure for hard to decarbonise sectors. Its deployment must enable decarbonisation at pace and cannot be used to justify unsustainable leve…

1 Dec 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how its upcoming Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan will take account of (a) The Carbon Capture Crux: Lessons Learned report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis and (b) the recommendation to have a plan B for achieving the equivalent abatement should Nega…

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government has drawn upon a range of evidence and analysis, including the The Carbon Capture Crux: Lessons Learned report, during the development of the draft version of the Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan. The UK Government’s decision …

1 Dec 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to The Carbon Capture Crux: Lessons Learned report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government acknowledges the report, one of numerous recent ones on carbon capture utilisation and storage. As the report highlights, CCUS is an aggregate of technology applications that have been applied across varying sectors. As Scotland develo…

23 Nov 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to provide mental health and suicide prevention support to refugees.

14 Nov 2022 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Baroness Helena Kennedy KC's final report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into Asylum Provision in Scotland, published on Friday, which highlights avoidable failings in the provision of care to New Scots during the COVID-19 pandemic.

9 Nov 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how further and higher education institutions that receive public funding via the Scottish Funding Council are expected to implement Fair Work First principles.

7 Nov 2022 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to mitigate the impact and prevalence of fires in Scotland caused by accelerating climate change such as those seen during the high temperatures last summer.

27 Sep 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its advice is for patients who move from one regional NHS board to another while on a waiting list for essential surgery.

7 Sep 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the first few weeks of operation, and how many women are now resident, at the newly opened Bella Centre in Dundee, the UK’s first community custody unit.

27 Jun 2022 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what recent discussions the Scottish Government has had with the UK Government regarding the provision of accommodation for asylum seekers based in Scotland.

13 Jun 2022 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's analysis is of the potential risks to Scotland’s economy of the UK Government's proposed legislation to override the Northern Ireland Protocol.

18 May 2022 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the social impact of economic development in the north east.

4 May 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether industrial relations in the college sector could be improved by applying fair work conditions to funding provided via the Scottish Funding Council.

27 Apr 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to local authorities for expanding the provision of sites for Roma/Traveller communities and reducing time on waiting lists.

20 Apr 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its engagement with the Campaign for North East Rail.

13 Apr 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had with Scottish universities and UCU Scotland about the Four Fights and USS pensions disputes in light of the recent reballoting for industrial action by staff.

28 Mar 2022 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what changes the recent shifts in fossil fuel prices and the need for energy security have made to the Scottish Government's plans for decarbonisation.

15 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the most recent immigration detention statistics, what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding actions that can be taken to support the health and wellbeing of people being detained in Scotland, including at Dungavel House immigration removal centre.

Answer · Shona Robison: Immigration is reserved to the UK Parliament and handled by the Home Office. This includes the operation of immigration removal centres. Scottish Ministers have repeatedly raised concerns about the UK Government’s asylum and immigration systems with the Home…

14 Mar 2022 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of reports of potential international food shortages and rising food prices.

2 Mar 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support is available, including through local authorities, to provide accommodation in communities for people displaced by conflict or climate change.

1 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what contact during this parliamentary session it has had with the Department for Work and Pensions regarding the impact of social security sanctions in Scotland.

Answer · Ben Macpherson: Since the start of this parliamentary session the Scottish Government has written to the UK Government on three separate occasions regarding a number of different issues with the Universal Credit system. The Scottish Government is very concerned that since th…

1 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation it has made of the impact on the Scottish labour market of the UK Government’s proposed reduction in the time offered to unemployed social security recipients to seek work in their preferred job sector from three months to four weeks.

Answer · Ben Macpherson: The Scottish Government routinely publishes a range of labour market statistics and analysis to monitor changes in our labour market. These can be accessed at the following link: Labour market statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) . No evaluation of the UK …

1 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation it has made of any impact that the voluntary nature of participating in the Fair Start Scotland programme has had on (a) participant satisfaction, (b) entry into employment and (c) the duration of employment outcomes.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: On 14 October 2021 the Scottish Government published the Fair Start Scotland: Evaluation Report 4 - Year 3 Overview , which provides an overview of evaluation research relating to the third year of service delivery from 1 April 2020 up to 31 March 2021. T…

16 Feb 2022 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of the home insulation programmes in the north east.