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-14821
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that the Scottish National Investment Bank's £50 million funding of North Star Shipping's new offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV) shipbuilding programme is best utilised to develop a Scottish industrial supply chain by constructing the fleet of vessels in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-14551
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS 111 staff are trained to identify pressures of financial strain in callers and signpost to money advice services if appropriate.
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Question reference: S6W-14816
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many types of maritime studies apprenticeships have been successfully completed in Scotland since 2018.
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Question reference: S6W-14783
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 23 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the joint report by the National Autistic Society and Scottish Autism, Closing the Accountability Gap.
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Question reference: S6W-15004
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to identify alternative sources of capital funding for Glasgow's seven unsuccessful bids for the second round of the UK Government's Levelling Up Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-15048
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 23 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it plans to publish its Student Mental Health Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-14782
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 23 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what interim steps it is taking, in advance of its proposed Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodiversity Bill being introduced in the Scottish Parliament, to improve mental health support for people with autism and other learning disabilities.
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Question reference: S6W-14781
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 23 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the consultation on its proposed Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodiversity Bill will begin.
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Question reference: S6W-14582
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported Glasgow City Region City Deal funding for the Windmillcroft Quay restoration project, what steps are being taken to establish a continuous public promenade along the south bank of the River Clyde from Windmillcroft Quay to Pacific Quay, in order to address the area of restricted public access to the Clyde waterfront at Mavisbank Quay.
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Question reference: S6W-14553
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 22 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting any students living in Scotland who are facing food insecurity.
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