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-00663
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 9 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it will safeguard the health of attendees and nearby residents for the duration of the Euro 2020 fan zone events at Glasgow Green.
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Question reference: S6W-00817
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent each year on the Fair Start Scotland (FSS) programme in (a) Angus and (b) the rest of the country, and whether it will carry out an impact assessment of FSS to determine (i) its effectiveness and (ii) whether it is offering value for money.
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Question reference: S6W-01066
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the support for bereaved (a) individuals and (b) families.
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Question reference: S6W-00924
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 8 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to remove or reduce the COVID-19 restrictions for weddings.
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Question reference: S6W-00953
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 8 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the reduction in personal car use that is needed to achieve its carbon reduction targets within the next decade.
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Question reference: S6W-00673
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 7 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has held with (a) the UK Government, and (b) tyre manufacturers on setting tyre abrasion standards, ahead of the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles.
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Question reference: S6W-00935
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered allowing socially-distanced dancing to take place at weddings and other live music events.
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Question reference: S6W-00631
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 7 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to local authorities on how they should process school applications from parents returning to Scotland after spending a period overseas in the role of crown servants.
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Question reference: S6W-00671
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 7 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gave to the potentially higher rates of microplastic waste from electric vehicles, when setting a date from which the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles will be banned.
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Question reference: S6W-00665
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 7 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to undertaking a public awareness campaign on maintaining tyre pressure, as a way to improve road safety and reduce microplastic pollution.