Stewart Stevenson

7 Dec 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how youth employment in Scotland compares with the rest of the EU.

28 Oct 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what is being done to address domestic abuse incidents in the north east.

30 Sep 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to address the reported teacher shortage in the north east.

2 Sep 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to protect employment in the Fraserburgh area.

10 Jun 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what matters the Islands Transport Forum will discuss at its first meeting.

26 May 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the futures programme is on track to receive all single application forms for rural payments and services by 15 June 2015.

29 Apr 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with NorthConnect's £2 billion power scheme between Aberdeenshire and Scandinavia.

9 Mar 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in the north east to help develop language skills that will bring more international business to the area.

Answer · Alasdair Allan: Our commitment to stronger languages provision in schools is fundamentally linked to our ambitions for business growth throughout Scotland (as underlined in our economic strategy). We are already starting to see exciting changes in what schools are offering …

25 Feb 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that patient feedback is an important part of improving NHS service provision and, if so, how it encourages such feedback.

Answer · Shona Robison: Yes. The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring a culture of openness and transparency within our NHS, which actively welcomes all forms of feedback as a tool for continuous improvement. The Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 introduced new patient rig…

20 Jan 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress North East Scotland College has made following the recent merger. 

Answer · Angela Constance: The college has made excellent progress and is a great example of what can be achieved by regional colleges of scale. For instance, as an early adopter of the Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce programme, the college is at forefront of developing new voca…

14 Jan 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how the additional £15.2 million announced for NHS Grampian in 2015-16 will benefit patient care.

26 Nov 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how the Raising Attainment for All programme is raising the standards of education in schools.

12 Nov 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis has been published of the impact of welfare reform across Scotland.

27 Oct 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has received from the UK Government regarding the extra £100 million of funding to be available for household energy efficiency.

1 Oct 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how investment in hybrid ferries will contribute to meeting its low-carbon targets.

6 Aug 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what use is being made of the Business Tourism Bid Fund.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: Excellent use is being made of the Conference Bid Fund. To date the Conference Bid Fund has committed £1.2 million in match funding to help secure 62 conferences which are expected to attract almost 76,000 delegates with an estimated gross delegate spend of a…

29 Jul 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the assertion in the International Business Times that an independent Scotland would not be able to participate in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

14 Apr 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what alternative services are available for premises not covered by the superfast broadband programme.

13 Mar 2014 · SPCB Oral Question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what consideration it has given to making greater use of open-source software.

19 Feb 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it will tackle avoidance of the taxes devolved under the Scotland Act 2012.

28 Jan 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the role of British embassies should be in promoting Scotland's interests.

3 Dec 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for small rural communities to market themselves.

4 Nov 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what approach it will take to the UK Government policy to increase employee contributions to public sector pensions from April 2014.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government remains committed to public service pensions that are affordable, sustainable, and fair and has repeatedly set out its opposition to the UK Government’s policy of increasing employee contributions in this way and at this time. However…

1 Nov 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the next reports of the Fiscal Commission Working Group will be published.

Answer · John Swinney: I am pleased to advise that the Fiscal Commission Working Group’s reports on “the principles for a modern and efficient tax system in an independent Scotland” and “fiscal rules and fiscal commissions” will be published today at 10:00. Upon publication, they w…

31 Oct 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many reports of attacks on guide dogs have been made to the police in each of the last three years for which information is available, and what estimate it has of how many attacks were not reported.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The police recorded crime data collected centrally is based on an aggregate return from each of the eight legacy police forces in Scotland. Attacks on guide dogs would be recorded under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006, Section 19 - Cause a …

23 Oct 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what benefits HMP Grampian will bring to the north east.

2 Oct 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will set out the 2014-15 funding allocation for local government.

Answer · Derek Mackay: The provisional 2014-15 local government funding allocations were last published on 7 February and they will now be finalised and announced to Parliament in early December.

23 Sep 2013 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister whether the Prime Minister has responded to his letter calling for a moratorium on the privatisation of the Royal Mail.

16 Sep 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how the draft budget supports people affected by fuel poverty.

17 Jun 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how the distribution of funds from the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland is calculated.