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-04039
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of some people aged over 60 who are not in the shielding category reportedly being invited to receive their COVID-19 booster vaccine, whether people in this group are receiving this invitation ahead of people who are in the shielding category, and who received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine over six months ago, and, if so, for what reason people in these groups are being invited to receive their booster in this order.
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Question reference: S6W-03162
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people who had previously received (a) zero doses, (b) one dose and (c) two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been hospitalised due to the virus.
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Question reference: S6W-03789
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 11 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress the National Childhood Bereavement Coordinator has made on developing a curriculum on bereavement.
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Question reference: S6F-00433
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 November 2021
To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking in response to reports of an increase in turnaround times for ambulances offloading patients at A&E departments.
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Question reference: S6W-03792
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) short- and (b) long-term bereavement support is available for families who lose a child suddenly in an NHS hospital.
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Question reference: S6W-03791
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how death, dying and bereavement education will be supported in schools, in light of it not being included in the report on the review of personal and social education in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-03696
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 29 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to allow new applications for the Scottish Carer's Assistance payment.
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Question reference: S6W-03790
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 29 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether children in all schools will have access to a counsellor to talk about death, dying and grief, and whether this will extend to children under the age of 10.
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Question reference: S6W-03487
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to adding the free flu vaccination distribution list to the COVID-19 booster vaccination list.
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Question reference: S6W-03728
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will undertake a consultation on restricting the advertising and promotion of alcohol.
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