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: S6W-10551
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 20 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to endorse the Hospitality Rising recruitment campaign, and, if so, what specific help it will give to the campaign.
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Question reference: S6W-10552
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 20 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it will do to help the hospitality sector with recruitment.
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Question reference: S6O-01356
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of energy price and inflation increases on businesses and jobs.
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Question reference: S6F-01325
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2022
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government plans to take in light of reported figures showing that sexual and violent crime in Scotland has risen significantly over the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-10359
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 5 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many (a) Ukrainians who came to Scotland through (i) its Super Sponsor Scheme, (ii) the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme and (c) seasonal worker visas and (b) Afghans who came to Scotland through the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) have since become homeless, also broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-10175
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 31 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the reasons are for its decision to end child fares on trains at 16 rather than 18 years old.
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Question reference: S6W-10116
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 19 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings (a) it has had recently (b) are planned with COSLA to explore all options available regarding the funding by local authorities of any pay increases.
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Question reference: S6W-10117
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether a summit between unions and COSLA could be held to facilitate further discussions on potential pay increases for public sector workers
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Question reference: S6W-09584
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether a system could be introduced to monitor the impact on people's welfare of the operation of the asylum and detention system in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-09418
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it is providing to local authorities regarding gender-neutral toilets for children within (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
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