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-09340
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to develop a national retrofit strategy that will ensure that current and future accessibility needs are met, in addition to meeting net zero targets.
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Question reference: S6W-09505
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have been diagnosed with blood cancer through the Early Cancer Diagnostic Centres since their establishment, broken down by type of blood cancer.
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Question reference: S6W-09239
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its action to support households in Scotland impacted by increasing energy costs, what discussions it has had with energy companies and the UK Government regarding setting specific timeframes for reimbursing customers who have been overcharged.
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Question reference: S6W-09373
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to each NHS board, given as the funding per head of population in each board area, in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-09450
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to improve (a) diagnostic services, (b) treatment guidelines, (c) access to MRI imaging and (d) clinical trials for takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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Question reference: S6W-09375
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to establish a national definition of accessible housing.
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Question reference: S6W-09309
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will implement a national definition of accessible housing.
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Question reference: S6W-09345
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of Haizea Wind exiting the plans for the UK’s largest offshore wind tower factory at the Port of Nigg, whether Haizea Wind has received any (a) of the £110 million finance package and (b) public funds from the Scottish Government in relation to this project; what the (i) key milestones and (ii) deliverables of this project are; what the expected delivery dates are for the project, and whether they will still be met, notwithstanding any exit by Haizea Wind.
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Question reference: S6W-09258
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to NHS boards in relation to increased energy prices.
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Question reference: S6W-09394
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on the commitment in its Programme for Government to "put in place measures to seek to double the amount of land used for organic farming by 2026".