Graeme Dey

7 Mar 2023 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that key sectors, such as engineering, are allocated sufficient numbers of modern apprentices.

16 Jan 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Government regarding the reported impact on farmers in Scotland whose livestock may be exposed to animal diseases as a result of delays to the introduction of post-Brexit border controls for checking meat and other products entering the country.

10 Jan 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans Forestry and Land Scotland has for the Glenprosen Estate.

13 Dec 2022 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it will seek to achieve a balance between food and energy security, in relation to permitting the use of productive agricultural land for the deployment of large-scale solar arrays.

30 Nov 2022 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the proposed consultation on adding trade union nominees to the boards of college institutions will be published.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The consultation has been published today and is be available on the Scottish Government’s Consultation Hub, Citizen Space ( https://consult.gov.scot/college-policy/trade-union-nominees/ ). It builds on the work of The Good College Governance Task Group, wh…

29 Nov 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to build support for Scottish independence.

22 Nov 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support local food and drink producers to access public sector procurement contracts.

18 Oct 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to support armed forces and veterans’ families in Scotland during the cost of living crisis, in light of recent reports that almost 3,000 serving military personnel in the UK are reliant on Universal Credit.

20 Sep 2022 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to legislate to freeze housing rents.

Answer · Patrick Harvie: We plan to introduce legislation next week to provide for a rent freeze and moratorium on evictions. We intend to provide a freeze on rents across the social and private sectors until 31 March 2023, provided it remains necessary and proportionate to do so. R…

8 Jul 2022 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to address the findings of Professor Muir’s report on education reform in relation to the inspection of early learning and childcare services.

Answer · Clare Haughey: The Scottish Government welcomed Professor Muir’s recommendation in relation to the creation of a shared framework for the inspection of early learning and childcare (ELC) to be developed between the education inspectorate and the Care Inspectorate. We have t…

7 Jun 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is prioritising the national mission to tackle child poverty.

10 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the most recent level of an average household water bill in Scotland, and how this compares with (a) England and (b) Wales.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The average household charge in Scotland is £375 in 2021-22. In 2022-23, this will rise to £391. By comparison, Discover Water have stated the average charge across England and Wales to be £412 in 2021-22 and £419 in 2022-23. https://discoverwater.co.uk/ann…

19 Jun 2018 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will lay for consultation the proposed draft regulations providing for the disclosure of information about persons who have controlling interests in land in a public register as required by Part 3 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The Scottish Government today laid for consultation in the Scottish Parliament proposed draft regulations (SG/2018/103) and a proposed explanatory document (SG/2018/104) for a new Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land as required by Part 3…

4 Jun 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the benefits of migration to the Scottish economy and society.

Answer · Alasdair Allan: Migration is crucial to the development of Scotland as an inclusive, fair, prosperous, innovative country. It is essential to our economic prospects and our demographic sustainability that Scotland continues to attract the level and nature of migration it nee…

31 May 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Food Supply Chain Manifesto, which calls on the UK Government to guarantee continued access to permanent and seasonal workers for the farming and food production sector.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: Reducing access to labour and skills by ending free movement will damage businesses in every sector of the economy in Scotland, and Scottish Ministers are clear that we need a solution for future migration that meets the needs of the agriculture sector. Howe…

30 May 2018 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the annual progress report on the Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme will be published.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The Scottish Government published its fourth Climate Change Adaptation Annual Report today. The Report sets out the context for climate adaptation in Scotland, highlighting that we are already experiencing climate change, that there are a range of future ris…

15 May 2018 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the introduction of average speed cameras on the A90 has had on road safety between Dundee and Aberdeen.

17 Apr 2018 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its guidance regarding engaging communities in decisions relating to land, as required under Part 4 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The Scottish Government's Guidance on Engaging Communities in Decisions Relating to Land is published today. Copies of the guidance have been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, laying number SG/2018/32.

28 Mar 2018 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Land Commission will lay its revised Programme of Work in the Parliament.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The Scottish Land Commission will lay its revised Programme of Work in Parliament today, in advance of the first anniversary of the Commission’s establishment on 1 April. Extensive engagement and scoping work in the last six months has enabled the Commission …

20 Mar 2018 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that any additional funding it provides to councils for specific purposes is used in that way.

14 Feb 2018 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what further measures it is considering to address the persecution of birds of prey.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: I was extremely concerned to hear about the recent disappearance of a satellite tagged golden eagle in the Pentland Hills. While we may never know exactly what happened to this bird, the circumstances are clearly suspicious. This is especially true when taken…

13 Dec 2017 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will bring forward legislation regarding the reintroduction of beavers.

28 Nov 2017 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Poverty and Inequality Commission.

Answer · Angela Constance: The Commission was fully operational eight weeks after launch, with a full complement of commissioners from a range of expert perspectives, and is now supported by its own independent secretariat. The Commission has been tasked to advise Ministers on its chil…

27 Nov 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding Dundee's 2023 European capital of culture bid.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: I have spoken to Dundee City Council’s Leader to offer my full support and I have written to the UK Government and European Commission to understand the potential implications of this situation and to establish what action needs to be taken in order to addres…

14 Nov 2017 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is on rural education provision.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government recognises that there can be real educational and social benefits to pupils from the delivery of quality education through small rural schools located in the communities in which they live. That is why this Government made amendments t…

7 Nov 2017 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the soft fruit sector and the UK Government regarding continuing access to a migrant workforce post-Brexit.

Answer · Michael Russell: As the member knows, I visited Angus Soft Fruits on 8 May. More recently Fergus Ewing and I met with Laurence Olins, Chairman of British Summer Fruits, and Lochart Porter, Managing Director of Angus Soft Fruits, at the Scottish Parliament last month, to hear …

16 Oct 2017 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support disabled people, in light of the paper published by the UN in October 2017, which set out its concluding observations on its initial report about UK reforms.

27 Sep 2017 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when (a) the Scottish Land Commission will lay its Strategic Plan and Programme of Work and (b) it will lay a Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement and related consultation report in the Parliament, as required by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The Scottish Land Commission is charged with bringing increased focus and energy to land reform in Scotland. Its creation in April this year, through the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016, underlines the Scottish Government’s commitment to on-going and long ter…

28 Aug 2017 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the impact of Brexit on Scotland's public finances. 

20 Jun 2017 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to provide disabled people with the necessary skills and tools to have an equal chance of competing in the labour market.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: There is no doubt that the employment gap for disabled people in Scotland is too high and I am determined to meet our commitment to halve that. A commitment that requires concerted action across all areas of government and with public and private sector emp…