General Questions - 19 April 2018
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 2018-04-19

1. Fulton MacGregor: 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. (S5O-01967)
2. Ruth Maguire: To ask the Scottish Government how it is involving stakeholders with the
development and implementation of its Planning Bill. (S5O-01968)
3. Elaine Smith: [Withdrawn] (S5O-01969)
4. Stewart Stevenson: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support and
encourage young people to engage in sport. (S5O-01970)
5. Bruce Crawford: To ask the Scottish Government how many people in the Stirling constituency
have received support from the Help to Buy scheme. (S5O-01971)
6. Lewis Macdonald: 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. (S5O-01972)
7. Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the performance of
integrated joint boards since their creation. (S5O-01973)
8. Murdo Fraser: 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. (S5O-01974)
9. Monica Lennon: 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. (S5O-01975)
10. Ash Denham: 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. (S5O-01976)

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