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: S5O-04677
- Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Part 2 of its Hate Crime Bill does not require the consent of the Lord Advocate before proceedings for stirring up offences may be instituted, when similar sections of the Public Order Act 1986 and Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 require the consent of the Attorney General or Director of Prosecutions, and whether it will amend Part 2 to include this safeguard.
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Question reference: S5O-04586
- Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what account it takes of the impact on people who have booked holidays when determining which countries to add to its list of those where people must self-isolate for 14 days when they return.
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Question reference: S5O-04579
- Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with Scottish Roads Partnership regarding noise mitigation in light of reports of increased noise levels being experienced by residents next to the Uddingston section of the M74.
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Question reference: S5W-30891
- Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 July 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 20 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the advice issued on 14 July 2020 that funfair operators could re-open their funfairs on 15 July, which it rescinded shortly afterwards, when operators will be given permission to reopen, and what urgent financial support it will provide to showpeople, who are self-employed, have not earned in four months, and whose businesses are being impacted by the current pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-29993
- Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 15 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each NHS board area have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea, also broken down by how many have been given a continuous positive airway pressure machine.
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Question reference: S5W-29992
- Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 15 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many sleep tests each NHS board has carried out in each of the last five years on people with (a) obstructive sleep apnoea and (b) other sleep disorders.
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Question reference: S5O-04381
- Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what the current fine is for illegally dumping rubbish in the countryside, and whether it will increase this as soon as possible to deter this behaviour.
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Question reference: S5W-28151
- Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 13 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason herceptin and perjeta courses of treatment for people with cancer have reportedly been stopped earlier than planned.
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Question reference: S5W-28253
- Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 5 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of COVID-19 have been reported by care homes in the (a) Uddingston and Bellshill constituency and (b) rest of the country.
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Question reference: S5W-27892
- Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 15 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to direct people seeking medical attention to the new NHS Pharmacy First Scotland Service.