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: S5W-35818
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the partners of people who are shielding, and who have received a COVID-19 vaccine, will also receive a vaccine as a priority.
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Question reference: S5W-35832
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce legislation to require developers to contribute to the fund to replace unsafe cladding.
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Question reference: S5W-35657
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken by Police Scotland to ensure that all COVID-19 travel restrictions are followed, particularly as the weather begins to improve.
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Question reference: S5W-35609
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of data on deaths from COVID-19 to assess how many of the people who died were disabled, and whether it will publish any figures it has on this matter.
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Question reference: S5W-35046
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it is following up with people who do not take up a COVID-19 vaccination appointment.
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Question reference: S5W-35047
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what proportion of vaccine doses have been wasted in each (i) week of its COVID-19 vaccination programme and (ii) NHS board area.
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Question reference: S5W-35051
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the prioritisation of further groups within its COVID-19 vaccination programme, following the vaccination of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) priority groups.
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Question reference: S5W-35052
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many planned COVID-19 vaccination centres are in areas within each Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) quintile.
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Question reference: S5W-35084
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether older and vulnerable patients at (a) Ayr Hospital and (b) University Hospital Crosshouse are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Question reference: S5W-35055
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many COVID-19 contact tracers are employed by each NHS board, also broken down by how many (a) have been hired out with the NHS, (b) are former or seconded NHS employees and (c) have been employed through a contract with an external organisation.
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