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-04979
- Asked by: Alison Harris, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2021
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with third sector and community organisations providing out-of-school care services.
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Question reference: S5O-04938
- Asked by: Alison Harris, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 January 2021
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government how many house parties police have called on to disperse since the current COVID-19 lockdown was imposed.
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Question reference: S5O-04573
- Asked by: Alison Harris, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the repair work being carried out on the Glasgow-Edinburgh via Falkirk rail line.
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Question reference: S5O-04525
- Asked by: Alison Harris, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 August 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in meeting its commitment to carry out weekly COVID-19 tests on all care home workers.
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Question reference: S5O-04370
- Asked by: Alison Harris, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to continue volunteer contact with older people who have been identified and supported during the COVID-19 outbreak beyond the current lockdown.
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Question reference: S5W-27236
- Asked by: Alison Harris, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what timetable it has set to bring forward legislation to automatically entitle four-year-olds who are born between August and December to funded early learning and childcare in line with statutory provision for three- and four-year-olds when their parents use their legal right to defer entry to P1, as agreed by the Parliament on 2 October 2019.
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Question reference: S5O-04198
- Asked by: Alison Harris, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the impact on housing and other local government services of the recent poor weather, and what additional assistance it has offered to councils to respond to this.
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Question reference: S5W-27186
- Asked by: Alison Harris, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there was a reduction of 1,007 in estimated FTE additional local authority staff required by April 2021 for the expansion to 1,140 hours of funded childcare between the June 2019 and December 2019 delivery progress reports.
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Question reference: S5O-04184
- Asked by: Alison Harris, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2020
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government how it measures the outcomes of city and regional growth deals.