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-31684
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what status it regards a parliamentary inquiry to have, and whether it considers this to be lesser than that of a judicial inquiry.
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Question reference: S5W-31686
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it accepts that in disclosing legal advice to a judicial public inquiry that advice will or may be published and therefore be made public.
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Question reference: S5W-31685
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether in disclosing any legal advice to a judicial inquiry it has placed any limitations on the use of that information in the proceedings of the inquiry.
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Question reference: S5W-31683
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what distinction it makes between disclosing legal advice that it has received to a judicial inquiry and that disclosed to any other form of official and formal inquiry.
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Question reference: S5W-31687
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it considers that the disclosure of legal advice to a judicial inquiry does not undermine the ability in future for legal advice to be given to ministers in a full and frank manner in the knowledge it will not be disclosed, when disclosure to another form of official and formal inquiry would.
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Question reference: S5W-31688
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it believes that a parliamentary inquiry into matters concerning its actions on any matter can result in improvements to policy and practices in the interests of good government.
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Question reference: S5W-31808
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 23 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether individual risk assessments are being carried out for people with learning disabilities living in supported accommodation or care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, or whether it is blanket guidance that is being applied.
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Question reference: S5W-31810
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 23 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when it will produce guidance to allow people with learning disabilities living in supported accommodation or care homes to resume outdoor visits.
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Question reference: S5W-31807
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 23 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the mental and physical wellbeing of adults with learning disabilities living in supported accommodation or care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-31809
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 23 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether parents can be considered part of the care team for people with learning disabilities living in supported accommodation to enable them to visit and be subject to the same restrictions that apply to care home staff.
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