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-34880
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 16 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to businesses that have had to make staff redundant as they can no longer afford the costs associated with the Job Retention Scheme.
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Question reference: S5W-35071
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 16 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensuring that (a) delivery drivers and (b) other door-to-door workers are following all COVID-19 safety guidance, including the wearing of face coverings.
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Question reference: S5F-04814
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 February 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 February 2021
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-34024
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the commitment by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 7 August 2020 that over 55s would receive an NHS winter flu vaccination by now, for what reason this has reportedly not happened, and when they will receive one.
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Question reference: S5W-35050
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people had been tested for COVID-19 at the end of each month since January 2020, broken down by SIMD (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation) quintile.
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Question reference: S5W-35070
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 12 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether secondary schools have been advised to not hold preliminary exams in the current academic year.
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Question reference: S5W-34750
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what research it has carried out on the most effective message carriers for conveying information and advice on (a) COVID-19, (b) the COVID-19 vaccine and (c) accessing the NHS during the pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-34886
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the (a) frontline NHS budget and (b) total expenditure for the Health and Sport portfolio has been spent on mental health in (i) 2019-20 and (ii) 2020-21, and what the equivalent figures are projected to be in 2021-22.
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Question reference: S5W-34887
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how the funding for mental health "in excess of" £1.1billion in its Budget for 2021-22 will be allocated, broken down by Level 3 budget categories.
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Question reference: S5W-34330
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether identity checks using credit agencies of people seeking to access COVID-19 tests are routinely carried out by health and social care partnerships and, if so, for what reason.
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