Thursday, 18 June 2015
1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Fostering Network Scotland’s survey that found children to be moving too many times while in care. (S4O-04478)
2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve care services for adults with cerebral palsy. (S4O-04479)
3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of people who are homeless in Glasgow. (S4O-04480)
4. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be on jobs, investment and services of the additional £107 million reduction in the Scottish budget recently announced by the...
6. To ask the Scottish Government when the commission on local tax reform last met and what matters were discussed. (S4O-04483)
7. To ask the Scottish Government how much land and forest has been bought and sold by Forestry Commission Scotland since 2010 and at what cost. (S4O-04484)
8. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to prevent taxi drivers with a series of complaints against them in one local authority area from obtaining a taxi driver’s licence...
9. To ask the Scottish Government what initiatives it has introduced to increase the supply of social housing. (S4O-04486)
We move to First Minister’s question time. I call question 1 from Iain Gray. [Applause.]
2. To ask the First Minister when she will next meet the Prime Minister. (S4F-02886)
3. To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet. (S4F-02881)
4. To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to Diabetes Scotland’s finding that diabetes levels are “at an all-time high”. (S4F-02890)
6. To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will introduce cervical screening for women over 60. (S4F-02883)
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