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-01054
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01044 by John Swinney on 24 June 2021, whether it will provide the scientific evidence on which it based its decision to allow fans in Murrayfield Stadium subject to social distancing of 1.15 metres, as opposed to 1 or 2 metres.
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Question reference: S6W-01339
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party manifesto commitment to provide free bikes for all children of school age who cannot afford them, whether such children will be able to access this scheme during 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-00674
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out a feasibility study on building a new plastic recycling plant.
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Question reference: S6W-00800
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) chronic pain patients were told that advice from the Faculty of Pain Medicine approved the use of injections for pain relief from 29 July 2020, (b) prior to April 2021, this advice was disregarded by the Clinical Priorities Unit (CPU) and (c) the CPU only began issuing this guidance in April 2021 after a patient raised concerns in relation to the advice from the faculty not being taken into account, and what the reasons are for its position on each of these matters.
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Question reference: S6W-00833
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to deliver a renewable energy economic plan.
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Question reference: S6W-01173
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on by what date guidance on visiting care homes will be changed to allow for visits from three or more designated visitors.
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Question reference: S6W-01250
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when (a) ministers and (b) officials last met or corresponded with Amazon or its representatives, and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S6W-01303
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) encouragement and (b) support it offers local authorities to repurpose gap/brownfield sites for environmentally-sustainable housing.
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Question reference: S6W-01040
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will fund the development and delivery of bereavement support specifically for those experiencing homelessness, and those delivering homelessness services.
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Question reference: S6W-00722
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, following the announcement that a deposit return system for cans and bottles will launch in Ireland by the end of September 2022, whether it has contacted the Irish Government to ask for advice on setting up such a system efficiently, given the significant delays to the deposit return scheme in Scotland.
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