General Questions

Ash Denham S5O-02077 1. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the ongoing review of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, what consideration it is giving to putting a professional system, such as the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in England, in place for family courts in Scotland. Jamie Halcro Johnston S5O-02078 2. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of the Flexible Workforce Development Fund. Bob Doris S5O-02079 3. To ask the Scottish Government how centres that provide a supervised contact facility for absent parents to spend time with their children are inspected and regulated. Donald Cameron S5O-02080 4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve ferry services in the Highlands and Islands. Daniel Johnson S5O-02081 5. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on delivering the Policing 2026 strategy. Liam McArthur S5O-02082 6. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on there being a distinct rural dimension to fuel poverty, and whether it plans to take forward all of the recommendations of the Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force. Sandra White 7. [Withdrawn] Christine Grahame S5O-02084 8. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent issues regarding TSB's online banking service and further branch closures, including by Santander, whether it will carry out an assessment of their impact on businesses and people who find it difficult to access or use online or telephone banking. Kenneth Gibson S5O-02085 9. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken a cost-benefit analysis regarding the provision of a year-round, two-ferry service between Ardrossan and Brodick. John Mason S5O-02086 10. To ask the Scottish Government whether the next local government elections are still planned for May 2022.