- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what working groups within the Gender Equality Taskforce in Education and Learning it has formed to take forward the activities for each goal of the Taskforce.
Answer
The Gender Equality Taskforce in Education & Learning developed a set of ambitions in order to help inform its work, including consideration of the optimum way in which to deliver these ambitions, including through the establishment of working groups. Since then, discussion and work has been ongoing to refine the workplan, to ensure that it is able to enact the type of long term, complex, systemic change that is needed. I am committed to continuing and accelerating such work to ensure that girls and young women have a gender equal experience of education and learning.
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development and resource of intersectional data collection and analysis mechanisms to provide baselines for all activities within each goal of the Gender Equality Taskforce in Education and Learning.
Answer
The Gender Equality Taskforce in Education & Learning developed a set of ambitions in order to help inform its work, including focusing on data collection and analysis mechanisms. Since then, discussion and work has been ongoing to refine the workplan, to ensure that it is able to enact the type of long term, complex, systemic change that is needed. I am committed to continuing and accelerating such work to ensure that girls and young women have a gender equal experience of education and learning.
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development of gender-competent school estate planning.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognise the importance of gender-competent school estate planning.
The guiding principles within our Learning Estate Strategy, which was produced in collaboration with COSLA and sets out our strategic approach for managing the learning estate, makes clear that learning environments should support the wellbeing of all learners. Furthermore, it states that good consultation about learning environments, direct engagement with learners about their needs and experiences, and an involvement in decision making processes should lead to better outcomes for all.
It is the statutory responsibility of all Local Authorities to manage their school estate and the Scottish Government expects them to provide a safe and welcoming environment for all school users.
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, which provide interactive feedback loops and testing assumptions threaded throughout all work, with regards to the Gender Equality Taskforce in Education and Learning.
Answer
The Gender Equality Taskforce in Education & Learning developed a set of ambitions in order to help inform its work, including the development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks. Since then, discussion and work has been ongoing to refine the workplan, to ensure that it is able to enact the type of long term, complex, systemic change that is needed. I am committed to continuing and accelerating such work to ensure that girls and young women have a gender equal experience of education and learning.
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 February 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-03059 by Neil Gray on 7 February 2024, what other options for “broadening our revenue base” have been considered over and above the introduction of a non-domestic rates public health supplement.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-24499 on 23 January 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at /chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers .
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 February 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the possible introduction of a non-domestic rates public health supplement on retailers as set out in the 2024-25 Budget, whether it is considering allowing each local authority to set its own surtax rate, or whether any surtax rate would be determined by the Scottish Ministers on a Scotland-wide basis.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-24444 on 22 January 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at /chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers .
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 February 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent joint letter from 16 business representative organisations expressing that they were "dismayed" at the 2024-25 Budget decision to consider the introduction of a non-business rates public health supplement on grocery retailers and what the proposals might mean for wider devolved tax policy in relation to commerce.
Answer
The announcement in the Scottish Budget 2024-25 signalled the Scottish Government’s intent to explore the reintroduction of a Public Health Supplement for large retailers in advance of the next Budget.
In line with the New Deal for Business the Scottish Government is committed to engaging early retail representatives and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that any impact of any proposals on business is fully understood. Exploratory discussions with business organisations have already started and will continue alongside engagement with other relevant stakeholders.
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 February 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the public statement by the trade union, Usdaw, of 5 February 2024, expressing significant concern regarding the 2024-25 Budget decision to consider the introduction of a non-business rates public health supplement on grocery retailers and the potential unintended consequences, including for shop workers' incomes and for retailers’ spend on training budgets.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-25590 on 1 March 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at /chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers .
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 7 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether, as part of the implementation of the recommendations of the City Centre Recovery Taskforce report, the role of larger retail stores in city centres is being considered.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 7 February 2024
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 30 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will (a) appoint and (b) announce the chair of the independent review of Adult Disability Payment.
Answer
As confirmed to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee on 26 January 2024, Edel Harris OBE has been appointed as Chair of the Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment, following the conclusion of an open competition recruitment campaign in December 2023.
This appointment marks the beginning of the Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment, which delivers on a 2023-2024 Programme for Government commitment.