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-14132
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 12 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the reported continued decline in cervical screening coverage.
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Question reference: S5W-14190
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 7 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it will allocate in 2018-19 to projects that tackle sectarianism.
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Question reference: S5W-13635
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 5 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the rate of HIV infection is among people who inject drugs in (a) Glasgow and (b) the rest of the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area, also broken down by gender, and how many are involved in prostitution.
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Question reference: S5W-13636
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 5 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the number of HIV infections there were among people who inject drugs in (a) Glasgow and (b) the rest of the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area following the recent outbreak of the condition, and how many (a) died and (b) are in sustained HIV treatment with a reduced viral load.
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Question reference: S5W-13639
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 24 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to support the introduction of heroin-assisted treatment, in light of the reported delay in delivering a drug consumption room in Glasgow following a ruling by the Lord Advocate and the position adopted by the Home Office.
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Question reference: S5W-13632
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 24 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has discussed with Network Rail reopening the needle exchange programme at Glasgow Central Station and, if so, whether a date has been suggested for a resumption of the service.
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Question reference: S5W-13634
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 24 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the scale of the needle exchange transactions across Glasgow city centre was in the month after the closure of the programme at Glasgow Central Station, and how this compared with the month before it closed.
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Question reference: S5W-13633
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 24 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether alternative needle exchanges (a) have been introduced and (b) are planned to replace the programme at Glasgow Central Station and, if so, at what locations.
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Question reference: S5W-13162
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of ScotRail on-board hospitality staff are employed through agencies.
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Question reference: S5W-13161
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government which staff roles in ScotRail are outsourced to agencies.
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