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-05576
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported comments by the Minister for Transport in September 2021 regarding the forthcoming launch of its scheme for free bus travel for under 22s, whether it has developed a more robust system of estimating usage and uptake, or whether it is still relying on "guesstimates"; if it does have any more robust estimates, whether it plans to publish these; whether it has undertaken any analysis of whether providing such free bus travel will result in fare rises for other passengers, since this issue was raised during the meeting of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on 28 September 2021, and, if so, whether it will publish this analysis.
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Question reference: S6W-05487
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the five commitments regarding stroke made in its 2019-20 Programme for Government.
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Question reference: S6W-05400
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made to ensure that local authorities are prepared to meet the new duties to register, inspect and monitor short-term lets and bed and breakfasts in their area.
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Question reference: S6W-05493
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 20 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported calls from the British Metals Recycling Association to withdraw the Zero Waste Scotland report, How should Scotland Manage its Scrap Steel?, over serious concerns about its accuracy.
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Question reference: S6W-05543
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 20 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether agency staff employed in health and social care settings will be given the same priority as permanent staff for COVID-19 PCR tests.
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Question reference: S6O-00676
- Asked by: Elena Whitham, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to extend financial support for outdoor clothing to early learning and childcare settings.
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Question reference: S6W-05301
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 19 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that upgrades to harbour infrastructure do not delay the scheduled introduction of the (a) Glen Sannox and (b) Hull 802 onto routes operated by CalMac Ferries.
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Question reference: S6W-05384
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects top priority data sets, identified through the Equality Data Improvement Programme, to be published.
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Question reference: S6W-05162
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03128 by Shona Robison on 1 October 2021, and in light of the progression of the Nationality and Borders Bill in the UK Parliament, whether it has given further consideration to whether any amendments to the Bill could trigger the need for a legislative consent memorandum, and, if so, in respect of what provisions of the Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-05609
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration Scottish Water gave to the minimum income expectation set by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland within the 2021-27 final determination of charges when setting charge levels for 2022-23.
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