Questions and answers
Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S5W-35866
- Asked by: Gordon Lindhurst, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what financial provision it will make to support businesses that are ineligible for its Self-Employed Hardship Fund due to commencing trading prior to 1 October 2018, and whether it has considered measures such as backdating eligibility to the beginning of the 2018-19 financial year.
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Question reference: S5W-35865
- Asked by: Gordon Lindhurst, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide financial support to business owners who are otherwise ineligible for self-employment support due to having begun trading after March 2020, are ineligible for universal credit and have received no business rates-based support due to operating as a sole trader on another business ratepayer's premises.
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Question reference: S5W-35868
- Asked by: Gordon Lindhurst, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 22 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether, in line with UK Government policy, it will re-classify garden centres and plant nurseries as essential retail premises in order to allow them to reopen.
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Question reference: S5W-35869
- Asked by: Gordon Lindhurst, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what provision it is making to ensure that local authorities and schools are able to provide adequate classroom space to facilitate face-to-face teaching for all pupils, in light of physical distancing requirements and other related considerations.
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Question reference: S5W-36025
- Asked by: Gordon Lindhurst, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to pausing the implementation of the new smoke alarm regulations beyond 2022 pending further consultation with local authorities and community and consumer groups.
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Question reference: S5W-35867
- Asked by: Gordon Lindhurst, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that correspondence and appointment scheduling for the COVID-19 vaccination programme is accurate and timeous, and whether it will ensure that those who receive an appointment through correspondence that arrives after the scheduled appointment will be guaranteed a rescheduled appointment.
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Question reference: S5W-35864
- Asked by: Gordon Lindhurst, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether agency workers in healthcare settings are being prioritised for a COVID-19 vaccination along with NHS employees, and whether it will commit to making the vaccination process for agency staff as simple as possible, without an additional administrative burden.
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Question reference: S5O-05125
- Asked by: Gordon Lindhurst, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the UK’s withdrawal from the EU has had on Scotland’s relationships with countries outwith the EU.
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Question reference: S5O-05051
- Asked by: Gordon Lindhurst, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 February 2021
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to decrease class sizes and reduce the prevalence of multi-level teaching.
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Question reference: S5O-04844
- Asked by: Gordon Lindhurst, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what provision it has made to ensure that both publicly- and privately-owned public transport continues to operate viably, in light of reduced passenger numbers and changing working patterns following COVID-19.