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.
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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To ask the First Minister how the risk of COVID-19 transmission within Scottish courts is being mitigated, in light of the increase in prisoners testing positive within the prison estate.
To ask the Scottish Government which prisons have access to lateral flow testing technology, and what plans it has to use this to allow in-person visiting to resume.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the letter of 15 January 2021 from the Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice regarding the response to COVID-19 in prisons, how it is addressing the issues raised, and what (a) advice it has considered regarding and (b) plans it has to carry out another early release programme.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether people over 70 should be called for jury duty during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32106 by Fergus Ewing on 26 October 2020, whether the public agencies group reported back in November 2020 and, if so, what actions are being taken by the cabinet secretary regarding (a) camping, (b) pressure on rural communities and (c) the environment, particularly in the Highlands and Islands.
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met The Highland Council and what was discussed.
To ask the Scottish Government what instructions it has given to hospitals in the Highlands and Islands with regard to undertaking (a) routine and (b) priority operations.
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to ensure that there is adequate protection for victims of domestic abuse.
To ask the First Minister what analysis the Scottish Government has undertaken regarding whether the level of police enforcement of emergency COVID-19 regulations is appropriate and the impact this is having on compliance with the restrictions.
To ask the Scottish Government how much it will allocate to support businesses experiencing difficulties due to COVID-19 that do not qualify for current schemes, or for which the assistance is inadequate to meet their needs.