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-04686
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 10 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to creating lorry and HGV parks in Dumfries and Galloway.
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Question reference: S6W-04608
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, what its position is on parents attending nativity plays, and whether schools are permitted to require them to provide a valid vaccination status.
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Question reference: S6W-04634
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 8 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to use the conclusions of the Glasgow Climate Dialogues in developing its post-COP26 climate justice work.
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Question reference: S6W-04654
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 8 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote agriculture in the (a) primary and (b) secondary school curriculum, and how much funding has been allocated for this purpose since 2007.
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Question reference: S6W-04329
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 8 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to increase the proportion of the flood component of the General Capital Grant that is allocated to the City of Edinburgh Council for the purpose of undertaking flood risk management actions, and whether it will confirm if the flood component of the General Capital Grant takes account of any additional costs that must be met by local authorities in connection with surface water interventions.
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Question reference: S6W-04712
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 8 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what care support (a) it provides and (b) local authorities are expected to provide, that is specifically aimed at helping people with Down syndrome, and what new measures it will introduce to enhance the support that is presently available.
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Question reference: S6W-04530
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 8 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many hectares of peatland have been restored in each year since 2003, and how this compares to the (a) relevant annual target and (b) overall target.
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Question reference: S6W-04483
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what flood defence projects have been approved, and what the value is of each project.
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Question reference: S6W-04682
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 7 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the (a) new draft Rented Sector Strategy and (b) timescale for the deployment of pet-friendly policies in the rented sector.
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Question reference: S6W-04735
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support the development of a museum at Barlinnie prison in Glasgow once the site is decommissioned by the Scottish Prison Service, on a similar basis to the Peterhead Prison Museum, which opened in 2016 after the closure of Peterhead prison in 2013.
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