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-04185
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the provision of mental health support for people living with MS and other neurological conditions.
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Question reference: S6W-03849
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 16 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that owners of electric vehicles can easily charge them in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-04116
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what Scottish Landfill Tax rate (a) biostabilised waste and (b) incinerator bottom ash (IBA) qualifies for.
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Question reference: S6W-04115
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to address heat pump installations being put on hold or cancelled due to delays in upgrading power supplies.
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Question reference: S6W-04110
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a comprehensive timescale for the (a) consultation on and (b) publication of a circular economy bill.
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Question reference: S6W-03109
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Scotland has offered GP practices financial incentives to hold patient appointments remotely and, if so, (a) how much was offered and (b) to how many practices.
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Question reference: S6W-04073
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03690 by Lorna Slater on 27 October 2021, whether it will provide funding to the additional 21 local authorities that have signed up to the Household Waste Charter to help them to become fully aligned with it, and if so, whether the funding will be provided through (a) Zero Waste Scotland or (b) other means.
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Question reference: S6W-04104
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether strategic consideration has been given to how the decommissioning of wind turbines can be conducted to ensure that materials (a) remain in Scotland and (b) are recycled.
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Question reference: S6W-04114
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will work with the UK Government on the delivery of low-carbon alternatives to gas boilers, such as heat pumps.
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Question reference: S6W-04106
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering a frequent flyer levy, which would incrementally increase the cost of flights if a passenger takes multiple flights in a 12-month period.
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