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: S6W-00987
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 7 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding reported plans to reduce universal credit payments by £1,040 a year, in light of concerns that this may lead to a return to austerity.
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Question reference: S6W-00976
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 7 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00094 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 24 May 2021, whether (a) MSPs, and (b) other interested parties will be able to view the draft regulations on school uniforms that it is drawing up with its local government partners, and by what date guidance on school uniform policy will be available.
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Question reference: S6W-00797
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it monitors the time taken between a solicitor requesting an AW1[2] report for a guardianship application and receiving the report.
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Question reference: S6W-01094
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 7 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many road crossing assistants each local authority has employed in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-00926
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has made available for the national suicide prevention strategy, and what future funding is planned.
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Question reference: S6W-00882
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many wild wrasse landings there have been at each (a) creek and (b) aquaculture facility in each week since 1 May 2021, broken down by weight, and how many were reported by the wrasse fishers through (i) their standard reporting requirements and (ii) the new weekly reporting required under the point 11 of the licence conditions applying to the harvesting of the species.
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Question reference: S6W-01288
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Maree Todd on 7 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place.
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Question reference: S6W-01310
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Maree Todd on 7 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place.
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Question reference: S6W-00877
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 6 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to businesses in the hospitality sector to improve ventilation in their properties.
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Question reference: S6W-00983
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 6 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the latest agreement between Scottish Enterprise and Flamingo Land includes a proposed 125-year lease of the site at Balloch, West Dunbartonshire, in contrast to the previous agreement, which proposed the sale of the land.