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-33358
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 25 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has implemented the necessary changes to legislation to delay the introduction of new fire safety standards to 2022.
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Question reference: S5F-04597
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2020
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to address concerns that COVID-19 rates are higher in areas with greater poverty and deprivation.
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Question reference: S5W-33078
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 10 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government to what extent special advisers are involved in its decision making regarding COVID-19 restrictions.
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Question reference: S5W-32890
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 9 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will update the COVID-19 Strategic Framework to make it explicit that children are allowed to move between the homes of separated parents.
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Question reference: S5W-32460
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 6 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it introduced COVID-19 restrictions on group exercise, and what evidence it considered when making this decision.
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Question reference: S5W-32518
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 6 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, it light of the potential benefits of outdoor team sports on mental and physical health and the positive impact that sports clubs can bring to communities, whether it will reconsider the COVID-19 restrictions on such activities.
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Question reference: S5W-32458
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it will continue to communicate with the hospitality industry in relation to Test and Protect while businesses are closed.
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Question reference: S5O-04710
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will revisit its decision to suspend outdoor amateur sports such as football across the Central Belt, in light of the benefits that sport offers for participants' physical and mental wellbeing.
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Question reference: S5W-32457
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 26 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what alternatives it considered prior to the announcement of the revised COVID-19 restrictions on 7 October 2020, and for what reason each of these options was rejected.
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Question reference: S5W-31889
- Asked by: James Kelly, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 30 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the termination of the Abellio ScotRail franchise, and when the new ScotRail contract will be put out to tender.