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-03658
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop a national standard for electric vehicle charging points in housing developments.
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Question reference: S6W-03925
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria are used for the assessment of classroom ventilation, and how many classrooms have failed a ventilation inspection, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-03830
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many menopause clinics there are in Scotland, and how many people in each NHS board area have attended one in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-03930
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage (a) of sheep flocks being inspected have to undertake a full flock head count and (b) of full flock head counts undertaken in each of the last five years relate to inspections carried out in Shetland.
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Question reference: S6W-03951
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03450 by Lorna Slater on 21 October 2021, whether it will provide detail of estimates of the amount of re-used materials from second-hand stores, and the (a) number of jobs and (b) economic value associated with that activity, in each year since the Revolve scheme was launched.
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Question reference: S6W-03571
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what the estimated cost has been of establishing Social Security Scotland, and what the estimated (a) staff and running cost and (b) budget for the provision of social security payments is for (i) the current financial year and (ii) each of the next four years.
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Question reference: S6W-03582
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to South Ayrshire Council to tackle child poverty in order to meet the Child Poverty Delivery Plan, in light of reports of the levels of child poverty in South Ayrshire being higher than the Scottish average.
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Question reference: S6W-03623
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has provided to (a) Cunninghame, (b) Irvine and (c) Trust Housing Associations for the construction of new housing in each year from 2011-2012 to 2021-22, and how much it will provide to each of these housing associations in each year from 2022-23 to 2025-26.
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Question reference: S6W-03621
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has provided to North Ayrshire Council for the construction of new council housing in each year from 2011-2012 to 2021-22, and how much it will provide in each year from 2022-23 to 2025-26.
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Question reference: S6W-03711
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the (a) number of units to which the rent applied and (b) average forecast yield above the benchmark for each registered social landlord that has applied to raise rents by over (i) 5% and (ii) 10% in each of the last five years.
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