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-34203
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to extend the compulsory wearing of face coverings to outdoor public settings.
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Question reference: S5W-34351
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 26 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether people employed in (a) pharmacy and (b) grocery and food retailing will be deemed key workers, allowing them to access education and childcare services while schools are closed.
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Question reference: S5W-34489
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action Police Scotland is taking under the most recent COVID-19 restrictions to ensure that only essential travel by car takes place.
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Question reference: S5W-34463
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32645 by Jeane Freeman on 12 November 2020, whether it will provide an update on its consultation on the implementation of proposed guidance on the provision of short-term mobility aids; when it expects this consultation to conclude, if it has not already done so; when it aims to issue final guidance on provision to partnerships, and from what date it expects this guidance to come into effect.
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Question reference: S5F-04752
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 January 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 January 2021
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-34582
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people (a) applied for and (b) received the Self-Isolation Support Grant in October 2020, broken down by gender.
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Question reference: S5W-34583
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on publishing a breakdown of details of Self-Isolation Support Grant (a) applications and (b) awards by gender.
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Question reference: S5W-34208
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33868 by Fiona Hyslop on 14 December 2020, on what date the current exclusivity agreement between Scottish Enterprise and Flamingoland was renewed.
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Question reference: S5W-34211
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many frontline NHS workers have been tested using lateral flow testing in each week of December 2020, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-34414
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32250 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 October 2020, whether it will publish the modelling used to calculate the figure of upwards of £11 million for the remainder of this financial year.
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