Bill Kidd

27 Oct 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken, and will take, to support the mental and physical health of ethnic minority women who are victims of domestic abuse.

19 Oct 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is involving young people in COP26.

29 Sep 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of UK Government policies on the local economies of areas of high multiple deprivation.

22 Sep 2021 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the timescales and number of units are for the roll-out of electric vehicle charging sites across Scotland.

13 Sep 2021 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister whether she will provide an update on the preparations for COP26.

8 Sep 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with stakeholders regarding continued ATM use and accessibility. 

1 Sep 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to dental practices to alleviate pressures specifically related to COVID-19.

17 Mar 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage women and girls to participate in organised sport.

11 Mar 2021 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on publication of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Oversight Board final report and the Case Note Review overview report.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) Oversight Board is being published today [ https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781800047815 ]. The final report covers the operation of the Board’s Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and the governance and risk mana…

24 Feb 2021 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government, following the recently announced publication of the revised Strategic Framework, whether it will provide an update on the steps being taken to support further and higher education and to support students.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: Our colleges and universities are national assets, providing our students with opportunities for personal development and making a critical contribution to Scotland’s economic success. They are essential in developing the talent, research and innovation to dr…

17 Feb 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it plans to have with colleges and universities regarding the grading process for students who have been adversely impacted by recurrent lockdowns in their final year of study.

3 Feb 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what environmental measures it has in place to support Scotland’s transition to become net-zero.

13 Jan 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it has provided to businesses in the food and drink sector whose operations have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

8 Jan 2021 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the staggered return of college and university students in Semester 2.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: Given the current prevalence of the virus, and in light of the restrictions now in place to help control the spread of the new variant of COVID-19, learning will be online-only throughout January and February for the vast majority of university students. Ther…

18 Dec 2020 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its response to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Independent Review, and when the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Oversight Board will be reporting.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The Scottish Government’s response to the Independent Review of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH), co-chaired by Dr Andrew Fraser and Dr Brian Montgomery, has been published today (see: https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781800045101 ). The Scottish G…

16 Dec 2020 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the car parking arrangements at Ninewells Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh during the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: On 30 March 2020, the Scottish Government began funding the suspension by the PFI hospital car park providers of car parking charges for staff, visitors and patients at Ninewells Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. These agreement…

10 Nov 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how successful the roll-out of the wearing of face coverings on public transport has been, and how it is monitoring this. 

28 Oct 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on its target to build 50,000 affordable houses during the current parliamentary session.

13 Oct 2020 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether COVID-19 funding for bus operators will be extended beyond 8 November 2020.

Answer · Michael Matheson: Today I am announcing up to £52.6 million in further funding to support bus operators with maintaining bus services between 9 November and 17 January. This is in addition to the £109.7 million in funding that the Scottish Government has been providing since 2…

24 Sep 2020 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the car parking arrangements at Ninewells Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary during the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: On 30 March 2020, the three PFI hospital car park providers at Ninewells Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary agreed to remove car parking charges for staff, visitors and patients initially for the three months and extended further …

22 Sep 2020 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the works at Wards 2A/2B at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Royal Hospital for Children.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Work on site has been progressing, although this has necessarily had to accommodate the fact that the hospital has remained operational during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there have been significant delays as a result of COVID-19. This has included signif…

15 Sep 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the procedure and timescale is for probationary teachers to secure posts in schools.

9 Sep 2020 · SPCB Oral Question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what consideration it has given to re-establishing Members' ability to vire an element of office cost provision to staff cost provision so that they can make their own spending decisions using these allowances.

26 Aug 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it has allocated to help protect and lift families out of food poverty and extreme poverty.

24 Jun 2020 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the Public Inquiry into the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus, Glasgow, and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Edinburgh, will begin.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Since I announced the publication of the Terms of Reference to Parliament last week I have spoken with the Inquiry Chair, The Right Honourable Lord Brodie. I can confirm that the Public Inquiry will have a setting-up date of 3 August 2020. The Inquiry’s Remi…

16 Jun 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when podiatry services, including nail cutting, will be made available again to people with diabetes and other serious conditions.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: In recent years podiatry services across Scotland have been redesigned to ensure that patients with the most urgent clinical need are seen by a registered podiatrist and those that require personal footcare are redirected to a more appropriate service. Throug…

12 Jun 2020 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on both the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Independent Review and the Public Inquiry into the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus, Glasgow, and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Edinbur…

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The Independent Review of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH), co-chaired by Dr Andrew Fraser and Dr Brian Montgomery, has completed its work. The Review’s final report has now been published and can be viewed at www.queenelizabethhospitalreview.s…

3 Jun 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on rural communities, what its response is to people travelling cross-border to holiday in Scotland’s beauty spots during the lockdown period.

1 Jun 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding the impact in Scotland, to reports of an expected loss of 12,000 British Airways jobs, 40% wage reductions for employees kept on, and the pressuring of workers to sign new right-waiving contracts, in light of BA’s conglomerate company, ING, receiving multi…

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: Any need for job losses is disappointing. We fully recognise the impact that the Covid-19 situation is continuing to have on the aviation sector and anticipate it being at least five years before services are restored to pre-Covid-19 levels. While employment …

17 Mar 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with local government regarding advice for small businesses on how to cope with expected shortfalls in turnover due to COVID-19 and the impact of insurance companies not willing to pay out on policies that cover such risks.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: We have announced a suite of measures aimed at limiting the impact of COVID-19 on the business community and we are working with Scotland's 32 Councils, COSLA and business representative organisations to swiftly implement these to eligible businesses. On 17 …