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-01180
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the establishment of a digital fund for small businesses within the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley area and how that fund will be administered.
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Question reference: S6W-01242
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will carry out a review of the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing Two, in light of research by Changeworks suggesting that it would reduce the total percentage of households in fuel poverty from 38% to 29%.
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Question reference: S6W-01003
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to lift the COVID-19 restrictions regarding car sharing, should the mainland move to level 0 on 19 July 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-01195
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on including ex-service personnel as a priority group for housing allocation under the Reasonable Preference Allocations Priority provision set out in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014.
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Question reference: S6W-01227
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will implement the Warm Home Discount, and when it will consult on this.
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Question reference: S6W-00898
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS national services were paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, broken down by (a) the date from which they were paused, (b) the length of time they were paused for and (c) the number of patients affected, and which services were only stopped later in the pandemic, broken down by the reason given.
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Question reference: S6W-00991
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many heat-related deaths have been recorded in each of the last 10 years and, in light of the impact of climate change, what (a) action it is taking to heat-proof (i) residential properties and (ii) care homes and (b) resources are available to protect homeless people from heat-related illness, including during heatwaves.
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Question reference: S6W-01188
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00865, what the estimated additional workload in hours was for teachers who supported the delivery of the Alternative Certification Model (ACM).
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Question reference: S6W-00951
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what options it is considering to facilitate the reopening of night clubs and a return of live music events.
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Question reference: S6W-01107
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how long it estimates each ferry in the CalMac fleet will remain in service.
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