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-29814
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support it will give to 2020-21 probationary teachers who will be starting their probationary year in classrooms from 11 August.
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Question reference: S5W-29815
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 June 2020
To as the Scottish Government what support it will provide to 2019-20 probationary teachers who missed out on approximately three months of classroom teaching experience as a result of COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-29819
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 19 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what childcare assistance will be provided to key workers who live in one local authority area but work in another, and where new guidelines reportedly make it difficult for them to return to work.
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Question reference: S5W-29694
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 15 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ensure that public information on social distancing includes advice on recognising the specific challenges for people with visual impairment and helping them maintain a distance of two metres from other people.
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Question reference: S5W-29695
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 15 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop and offer guidance to retailers, service providers, public and private transport providers and public services, including schools and hospitals, to support people with visual impairment to maintain social distancing when using their services and accessing their premises.
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Question reference: S5W-28869
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 9 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether stricter guidelines are required to help reduce the number of COVID-19-related deaths.
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Question reference: S5W-28862
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (b) Inverclyde Council regarding Inverclyde recording the largest number of COVID-19-related deaths among local authority areas.
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Question reference: S5W-28867
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it is providing to the care home sector in Inverclyde to reduce the number of COVID-19-related deaths.
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Question reference: S5W-29037
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 28 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to prioritising the reopening of stores that specialise in selling items for babies, in light of expectant parents seeking to purchase essential items such as car seats, prams and cots, which cannot be tested when purchased online.
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Question reference: S5W-28864
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what additional COVID-19 testing will be carried out in Inverclyde, in light of it recording the highest level of COVID-19-related deaths among local authority areas.