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-05171
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering introducing sanctions for any community pharmacy that has breached its NHS contract.
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Question reference: S6W-05174
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the reported increase in temporary closures of community pharmacies.
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Question reference: S6W-05175
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle the reported workforce shortages being experienced by community pharmacies.
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Question reference: S6W-05276
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) assessment and (b) review of EPC rating regulations it will undertake to assess their suitability to deliver outcomes.
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Question reference: S6W-05012
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what role the acceleration of AI will play in the NHS recovery plan published in August 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-05111
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will clarify the details of its aim to reduce the kilometres, or miles, travelled by car by 20% by a target date; whether the target date remains 2030; whether the aim has changed to a (a) quantity of miles or (b) target date of 2032; if so, for what reason, and, if not, for what reason the Minister for Transport stated otherwise on social media on 10 December 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-05066
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether older and historic buildings will be subject to the same regulations as those set out in the Heat in Buildings Strategy, including the requirement for homes to reach EPC band C by 2033.
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Question reference: S6W-05231
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity was aware that Circularity Scotland reportedly issued procurement documentation for a deposit return system with a launch date of summer 2023, prior to her statement to the Parliament on 14 December 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-05014
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of the proposed licensing of grouse moors, whether it will consider putting in place a system to quantify and publish the number of gamebirds and other quarry species that are shot in Scotland each year.
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Question reference: S6W-05006
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are to support dermatology teams post-COVID-19-pandemic.
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