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-31998
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that its COVID-19 information is made available and accessible to (a) BAME people and (b) non-native English speakers.
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Question reference: S5W-31972
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government in which languages it publishes its COVID-19 information, other than in English.
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Question reference: S5F-04423
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2020
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-31591
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) mental health and (b) practical support will be provided to patients who are experiencing delays to treatment as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, and whether it has considered establishing a centralised resource where people can access information about waiting times.
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Question reference: S5W-30953
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 21 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on establishing COVID-19 testing centres at all airports.
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Question reference: S5O-04619
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Common Weal’s paper, Warning Lights: Ten Actions for Covid Elimination.
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Question reference: S5W-31566
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that mental and physical health services are given equal consideration during the process of triaging treatments based on clinical need, as part of the remobilisation of NHS services.
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Question reference: S5F-04378
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2020
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-31454
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication, Social Security Scotland client diversity and equalities analysis to December 2019, which states that BME devolved benefit applicants have a lower level of approved applications, at 73%, compared with white applicants, at 82%, what the reasons are for this difference.
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Question reference: S5W-31452
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the impact of the NHS Scotland Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme on reserved social security benefit entitlement.