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-29365
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 9 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether there is a timescale target for local authorities between receiving a Small Business Grant application and providing the business with the grant, if it is approved.
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Question reference: S5W-29536
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 9 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to provide mental health services for (a) NHS staff and (b) carers, in light of evidence suggesting that they will be disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
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Question reference: S5W-29539
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 9 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many people it estimates will be affected by mental health concerns because of an increase in the levels of domestic violence during the COVID-19 crisis, and what steps is it taking to support them.
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Question reference: S5W-29537
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 9 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting mental health charities through the COVID-19 crisis to help meet with increased demand.
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Question reference: S5W-29542
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 9 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) suicides and (b) attempted suicides have been recorded since January 2020, and how this compares with the (i) same period in and (ii) calendar year (A) 2018 and (B) 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-29324
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 9 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people who were confirmed as having COVID-19 attended the Rangers versus Leverkusen football match on 12 March 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-29240
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many care homes for groups other than older people or people with dementia have had notifiable outbreaks of COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-29424
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 8 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what additional borrowing it has provided to Scottish Water to address the impact of the COVID-19 emergency since the lockdown began.
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Question reference: S5W-29540
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 8 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to support mental health in the event of a second wave of COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-29427
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 8 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether any of the additional finance provided to it by the UK Government in response to the COVID-19 emergency will be used to support the impacts of the outbreak on Scottish Water and its customers, or whether the customers will be expected to meet any additional costs.
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