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-31903
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 2 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people have been refused CAMHS support in each month since January 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-31902
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the vacancy rate is for (a) applied psychologists and (b) (i) specialist, (ii) child and adolescent and (iii) other therapists in NHS Psychology services.
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Question reference: S5W-31904
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of secondary schools have a school-based counsellor.
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Question reference: S5W-31066
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-30524 by Jamie Hepburn on 31 July 2020, what discussions it has had with local authorities regarding the support that can be offered to showpeople and funfair organisers, and whether these discussions included the consideration of reducing or temporarily suspending charges for funfairs.
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Question reference: S5W-31071
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that there are no cycle repair services in the Renfrewshire Council area participating in the Scotland Cycle Repair Scheme, which has been introduced in response to the COVID-19 crisis, and whether it will provide a breakdown of how many cycle repair service providers in each constituency in that area have been approached by it and/or Transport Scotland to participate.
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Question reference: S5W-31070
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) large- and (b) small or medium-sized businesses and organisations in each constituency in the Renfrewshire Council area have approached it and/or Transport Scotland to take part in the Scotland Cycle Repair Scheme, which has been introduced in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Question reference: S5W-31214
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the amendments made to the Council of Europe’s recommendations to member states on the European Prison Rules, which were agreed by the Committee of Ministers on 1 July 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-31215
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to comply with article 15 of the Council of Europe’s recommendations to member states on the European Prison Rules.
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Question reference: S5W-31097
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 25 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Engender publication, Gender & Unpaid Work: the impact of COVID-19 on women’s caring roles.
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Question reference: S5W-31067
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 20 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Public Petitions Committee report, Inquiry into mental health support for young people in Scotland.