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-04521
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how the £100 million funding set out in the Draft Hydrogen Action Plan will be allocated each year.
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Question reference: S6W-04556
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party manifesto commitment to "ensure maternity units have dedicated facilities for women who are experiencing unexpected pregnancy complications", whether it will confirm (a) what action it is taking to achieve this and (b) whether these units will be in place by the end of 2022, and, if not, by what date they will be introduced.
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Question reference: S6W-04581
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 6 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reform the planning process to deliver at least 12GW of additional onshore wind and 11GW of offshore wind by 2030, as recommended in the Scottish Renewables publication, Beyond COP26: Next steps for Scotland’s clean energy revolution.
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Question reference: S6W-04239
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many individuals have downloaded the COVID-19 vaccine passport app on a digital device and, of those who have downloaded it, how many have (a) successfully used it to produce evidence of a vaccination on the device of their choice, (b) called or emailed the service provider to report a fault with the app or process and (c) been unable to use the app due to database issues that have resulted in an incorrect vaccination status being shown.
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Question reference: S6W-04392
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether its commitment to increase the GP workforce by 800 by 2026 will amount to 800 additional whole-time equivalent posts.
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Question reference: S6W-04395
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of staff shortages in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
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Question reference: S6W-04549
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure every person who requires a winter flu vaccination receives one as quickly as possible, particularly older people and people at risk.
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Question reference: S6W-04586
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to widening access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to all people at risk of HIV transmission.
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Question reference: S6W-04653
- 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 Keith Brown on 6 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its estimate is of the cost of rural crime to rural communities, broken down by (a) livestock theft, (b) machinery theft, (c) fuel theft and (d) livestock worrying.
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Question reference: S6W-04713
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that the UK Government will support the private member's bill, the Down Syndrome Bill, that has been introduced by Dr Liam Fox MP, whether it will bring forward a similar set of measures.
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