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: S5O-03746
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 November 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether moving towards a two-verdict justice system of "proven" and "not proven" would be an improvement on the present system.
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Question reference: S5O-03672
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the effectiveness has been of the trialling of placing physiotherapists in the emergency department at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
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Question reference: S5T-01762
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent sectarian violence, what action it proposes to prevent disorder at future marches.
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Question reference: S5O-03526
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when the guidance on the Scottish Housing Quality Standard will be reviewed.
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Question reference: S5O-03378
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what recent consideration it has given to the impact of Brexit on immigration.
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Question reference: S5O-03288
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 22 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Alateen programmes being able to support teenage relatives and friends of people with alcohol problems, for what reason there is no such programme in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-03172
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing five-yearly electrical safety checks for homes in the social rented sector.
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Question reference: S5O-03125
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there is a need for greater accountability to reduce the risk of people abusing power of attorney status.
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Question reference: S5O-03118
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 4 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the introduction of a system of automatic voter registration.
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Question reference: S5O-03047
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it is possible to vary contracts of employment for MSP staff in order to give flexibility to suit local circumstances.
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