Meeting of the Parliament

Portfolio Questions: Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Patrick Harvie S6O-00025 1. To ask the Scottish Government when Ministers last met with tenants' unions to discuss the development of the Rented Sector Strategy. Craig Hoy S6O-00026 2. To ask the Scottish Government what provision it plans to make for the inclusion of greenspaces within new residential housing developments. Gillian Martin S6O-00027 3. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is putting in place to assist local authorities with recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Liam McArthur S6O-00028 4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with island tourism representatives regarding proposed legislation to regulate short-term lets. Graham Simpson S6O-00029 5. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support local government in the delivery of community services. Alexander Burnett S6O-00030 6. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the local government minister has had with the finance secretary regarding creating a permanent financial settlement for local authorities. Michelle Thomson S6O-00031 7. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland regarding the joint letter signed by the devolved children’s commissioners, which described the two-child cap as a “clear breach of children’s human rights”. Natalie Don S6O-00032 8. To ask the Scottish Government how many families in the Renfrewshire North and West constituency it estimates will receive support from the roll-out of the Scottish Child Payment. Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Michael Marra S6O-00033 1. To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding the UK’s commitments to international aid. Sharon Dowey S6O-00034 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the appointment of the new Makar. Jamie Halcro Johnston S6O-00035 3. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cultural sector. Evelyn Tweed S6O-00036 4. To ask the Scottish Government what its latest engagement has been with the UK Government regarding the impacts of Brexit. Beatrice Wishart S6O-00037 5. To ask the Scottish Government what practical support it has offered for travelling artistes, in light of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Neil Bibby S6O-00038 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans for National Towns of Culture. Daniel Johnson S6O-00039 7. To ask the Scottish Government what support and assistance it is offering to the organisers of this summer's Edinburgh festivals. Annie Wells S6O-00040 8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the arts and cultural sector in Glasgow, in light of the continued impact of COVID-19 restrictions. followed by Ministerial Statement: Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) Scotland Act 2021 Update followed by Scottish Government Debate: Mitigating, Tackling and Responding to the Skills Impact of Brexit followed by Business Motions Parliamentary Bureau Motions Approval of SSIs (if required) followed by Decision Time followed by Members' Business — S6M-00138 Monica Lennon: Historical Forced Adoption That the Parliament condemns the historical practice of forced adoption, where up to 250,000 mothers were unfairly coerced, resulting in their new-born babies being taken away from unmarried mothers; notes that, in the UK, it is estimated 60,000 of the women resided in Scotland; acknowledges that the babies were taken away against their mother's will and placed for adoption; understands that lawyers examining the birth mothers' cases have focused on the period between 1945 and 1975, before a change in the UK adoption law, when around 500,000 babies were adopted, mostly from mothers who were under 24, denying them the right to care for their children; notes the view that the UK and Scottish governments should follow the lead of the Australian Government in 2013, by taking responsibility for the policies and practices that forced the separation of mothers from their babies, and further notes calls for the Scottish Government to initiate an inquiry regarding the practice in Scotland, acknowledge to the public through a formal apology that there had been wrongdoings and ensure that support is available to women and families in Central Scotland and across the country who have had to live with the consequences of the actions of government in the past.