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-04145
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many prison officers are trained in the use of naloxone.
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Question reference: S6W-04143
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration is being given to a reduction or abolition of additional business rates specifically charged to businesses providing “through the wall ATMs” on top of standard business rates.
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Question reference: S6O-00442
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the music industry to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-03375
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the British Medical Association regarding the return to face-to-face appointments in GP surgeries.
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Question reference: S6W-03484
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gave to people who have COVID-19 antibodies as a result of having had the virus, when it was developing its COVID-19 vaccine certification policy.
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Question reference: S6W-04144
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the reported increase in ATMs moving from Free to Use (FTU) to Pay to Use (PTU) should be reversed, and what action can be taken to encourage businesses to operate Free To Use ATMs, particularly in rural areas, given the reported disproportionate impact on them by branch closures, and lack of footfall during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6F-00472
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 November 2021
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the impact of reduced face-to-face advocacy services on vulnerable people, such as victims of domestic abuse.
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Question reference: S6W-03754
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how potential victims of human trafficking in Scotland are identified.
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Question reference: S6W-03760
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many 24-hour safehouse beds with specialist care it is currently funding for potential victims of human trafficking, and, on average, for how many days people stay in such accommodation.
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Question reference: S6W-03739
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any current projects it has active in Glasgow that are designed to tackle climate change.