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-32882
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to provide internet access to pupils who need to learn from home due to COVID-19 but who do not have a home broadband connection.
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Question reference: S5W-32879
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to expand home learning provision for pupils who cannot attend school due to COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-32881
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure equality of access to home learning across the country.
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Question reference: S5W-32454
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2020
- Current Status: Holding Answer by Jeane Freeman on 6 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what role it considers COVID-19 testing can play in the resumption of care home visiting.
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Question reference: S5W-32964
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 6 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been made for a Self-Isolation Support Grant since the scheme's launch; how many of these have been successful, and what the average length of time has been between application and receipt of a grant.
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Question reference: S5O-04745
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on the rural economy of wildlife crime linked to grouse moor management.
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Question reference: S5W-32525
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 3 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to respond to demand for child and adolescent mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S5F-04510
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2020
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-32519
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how may staff in each cancer centre have been tested for COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-32520
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of staff in each cancer centre are tested weekly for COVID-19, and when this testing began.