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-03051
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 23 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that 9.9% of children starting treatment within child and adolescent mental health services between April and June 2021 had experienced a waiting time of more than 53 weeks, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-02901
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how the £500 million Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray will be (a) developed and (b) distributed, and who the target recipients will be.
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Question reference: S6O-00229
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the dualling of the A96.
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Question reference: S6W-02745
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 22 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Programme for Government for 2021-22, whether it can provide details regarding the Just Transition Commission's (a) chair, (b) membership and (c) remit in the new parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S6W-02705
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates that NHS boards and health and social care partnerships will be ready to assume responsibility for all vaccinations from October 2021, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-02704
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it (a) will provide an update on the progress of the Vaccination Transformation Programme (VTP) and (b) anticipates that the VTP will be completed by April 2022.
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Question reference: S6F-00250
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2021
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to prevent cyber-attacks on public bodies.
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Question reference: S6O-00156
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Mental Health in Schools Working Group.
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Question reference: S6O-00127
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its position on new oil and gas licences in the North Sea.
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Question reference: S6W-02263
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the cyber-attack on SEPA in December 2020, whether it is aware of any other cyber-attacks on public bodies in the last three years.
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