General Questions

Fulton MacGregor S5O-01967 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on increasing the legal entitlement to paternity leave, and what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding this. Ruth Maguire S5O-01968 2. To ask the Scottish Government how it is involving stakeholders with the development and implementation of its Planning Bill. Elaine Smith 3. [Withdrawn] Stewart Stevenson S5O-01970 4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support and encourage young people to engage in sport. Bruce Crawford S5O-01971 5. To ask the Scottish Government how many people in the Stirling constituency have received support from the Help to Buy scheme. Lewis Macdonald S5O-01972 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether plans for major trauma centres in Aberdeen and Dundee to commence in October 2018 have been affected by recent events at NHS Tayside. Liz Smith S5O-01973 7. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the performance of integrated joint boards since their creation. Murdo Fraser S5O-01974 8. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator regarding the use of public funds by NHS boards. Monica Lennon S5O-01975 9. To ask the Scottish Government how it will protect respite services to allow carers to access a short break, as set out by the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016. Ash Denham S5O-01976 10. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent publication of large companies' gender pay gaps, which show that there remains a large pay gap among many companies across the UK, including in Edinburgh.