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-05804
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it made of the financial implications for rural householders of its domestic heat decarbonisation policies, which are included in its Heat in Buildings Strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-05762
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of NHS never services.
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Question reference: S6W-05668
- Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how nuclear decommissioning skills can be transferred to the renewables sector.
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Question reference: S6W-05814
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what work is underway with local authorities to develop the necessary capacity building and training to ensure a planning system fit for net zero is established by 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-05710
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether all institutions providing psychological therapy services are encouraged to apply for the Accreditation Programme for Psychological Therapies Services.
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Question reference: S6W-05709
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that college and university students in Scotland are provided with access to a range of psychological therapies.
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Question reference: S6W-05813
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has sent a letter to all local authorities to emphasise the importance of addressing the climate emergency in all planning decisions, including in major developments.
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Question reference: S6W-05770
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to redeploy NHS staff to care homes.
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Question reference: S6W-05514
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 31 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many class 43 HSTs train sets are in the ScotRail fleet; how many of these sets were in use on 3 January 2022 on the Inter7City network, and, if any of these sets were not being used on the Inter7City network on 3 January 2022, for what reason.
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Question reference: S6W-05456
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 31 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to introduce energy performance standards, and when it expects these standards to be introduced.
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