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-28092
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 14 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to protect immunosuppressed hospital patients from COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-28104
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 14 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with universities to ensure that students are not required to pay student fees for accommodation that they are unable to stay in due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-27954
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 14 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will issue urgent guidance to all employers that staff with pre-existing health conditions, such as cystic fibrosis, should not be required to be at work because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-27953
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 14 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has issued to people with pre-existing respiratory conditions, such as cystic fibrosis, regarding protecting themselves from COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-28040
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what provision will be made for the delivery of free school meals when schools are closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28108
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 9 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether sawmills are classed as an "essential business" during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-27955
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the scientific evidence underpinning its approach to dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-27949
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it is not testing everyone who has reported symptoms of COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-27951
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is modelling the likely number of people affected by COVID-19 and, if so, how, and what the estimated number of people is.
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Question reference: S5W-27964
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what modelling it has carried out of the number of people that might require hospitalisation as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, and how many people are likely to be affected.