General Questions

Anas Sarwar S5O-00878: 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of NHS workforce morale. Ross Thomson S5O-00879 2. To ask the Scottish Government what contingencies are in place to mitigate the impact on students, particularly those with upcoming exams, of reported planned strikes by college lecturers. Pauline McNeill S5O-00880 3. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to automating some benefits, such as school clothing grants, free school meals and the educational maintenance allowance, to increase the uptake by those most in need. Mark Griffin S5O-00881 4. [Not Lodged] Adam Tomkins S5O-00882 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update regarding Glasgow Kelvin College’s request to retain £3 million from the sale of the Stow College building. 6. Emma Harper S5O-00883 To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that homes in the private rented sector are energy efficient. Graeme Dey S5O-00884 8. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with BBC Scotland regarding the resourcing of its new channel. Bruce Crawford S5O-00885 9. To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities have frozen council tax levels for 2017-18. Alison Harris S5O-00886 10. [Not Lodged] Bob Doris S5O-00887 11. To ask the Scottish Government how it is increasing access to new medicines.