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-08496
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent reports based on General Teaching Council for Scotland data, which state that, over the last four years, 24 teachers have been removed from the register for sexual offences and 72 have been reported for sexual misconduct.
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Question reference: S6W-08563
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 May 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it last reviewed the requirement for affordable housing supply programme "buy-backs" to take place on the open market only.
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Question reference: S6W-08460
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether any adjustment has been made to the future budget for the Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme for the 2022-23 academic year, in light of the recent increase in the retail price of milk.
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Question reference: S6W-08499
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a survey by the primary care publication, Pulse, which found that GPs are struggling to secure support for people experiencing poor mental health, including children with suicidal ideation.
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Question reference: S6W-08514
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that the decarbonisation of infrastructure will be complete ahead of the 2045 net zero target.
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Question reference: S6W-08517
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to protect pregnant women from reported increasing levels of chemicals from plastics and pesticides, in light of the recent findings of a study funded by the United States' National Institutes of Health.
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Question reference: S6W-08384
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 24 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Lord Advocate plans to initiate a corporate homicide investigation into the Scottish Government's reported policies of discharging untested patients to care homes and overruling family power of attorney during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-08492
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure continued access to NHS dentistry in rural areas.
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Question reference: S6W-08488
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 23 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether new minimum energy efficiency standards will be set at the level of fabric efficiency necessary in conjunction with heat distribution system.
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Question reference: S6W-08429
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 23 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) financial and (b) delivery guarantees, if any, Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd obtained from the Cemre Marin Endustri shipyard in relation to the two proposed vessels for Islay.
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