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-21229
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when the arrangements to allow women from Northern Ireland to access abortion services in Scotland without being charged will be implemented.
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Question reference: S5W-21232
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to meet the aspiration of Outcome (a) 4 and (b) 5 of the Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Framework 2015-2020; what progress has been made, and what additional measures are being considered or planned.
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Question reference: S5W-21234
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on so-called conscientious objection by medical professionals to the provision of abortion services, including how this can impact on people in rural and remote areas.
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Question reference: S5W-21235
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that there is adequate workforce planning in place to ensure that so-called conscientious objection by medical professionals to the provision of abortion services does not limit or inhibit access.
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Question reference: S5W-21231
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are taken to ensure that young people can access sexual healthcare, and how it takes account of the specific accessibility issues in rural and remote areas.
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Question reference: S5W-21508
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how it defines a "victim" in the context of a crime.
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Question reference: S5W-21509
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether the additional £1.1 million that it has announced to allow rape trials to start at the earliest opportunity also applies to attempted rape.
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Question reference: S5W-21459
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 19 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much it channels into home adaptations, and what its position is on whether additional resources are required.
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Question reference: S5W-21460
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 19 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the evidence given to the Local Government and Communities Committee on 16 May 2018 by the Minister for Local Government and Housing, whether it will provide an update on how much the integrated joint boards are spending on home adaptations.
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Question reference: S5W-21458
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 19 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the ageing population, what analysis it has carried out regarding how having access to housing adaptions that allow people to remain at home could save the NHS money and represent effective preventative spend.
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