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: S6W-00637
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many green buses it has supported the purchase of in each year since 2015-16.
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Question reference: S6W-00642
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in response to the recommendation in the Poverty Alliance report, Transport and child poverty - beyond the pandemic, that public transport should be made more affordable.
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Question reference: S6W-00638
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Green Jobs Fund has been committed, and for what purposes.
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Question reference: S6W-00848
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jackson Carlaw (On behalf of the SPCB) on 1 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what support and advice it is making available to MSPs who wish to facilitate a four-day working week (32 hours) or part-time equivalent for their employees, at no loss of pay.
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Question reference: S6W-00886
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jackson Carlaw (On behalf of the SPCB) on 1 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it plans to consult with (a) staff and (b) trade unions on the potential introduction of a four-day working week (32 hours), at no loss of pay, for Parliament staff.
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Question reference: S6W-00597
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of the health and social care sector to discuss the extended use of face masks and coverings in community care and adult care homes.
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Question reference: S6W-00598
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation was carried out with (a) residents, (b) caregivers, (c) workers and (d) care home operators, prior to it publishing COVID-19 guidance on the extended use of face masks and coverings in hospitals, primary care, wider community care and adult care homes on 7 June 2021, and whether it will revoke the guidance on care home residents wearing face masks in communal areas.
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Question reference: S6W-00659
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made regarding recommendation seven of the Healthcare Improvement Scotland report: Review of Ayrshire Maternity Unit University Hospital Crosshouse, NHS Ayrshire and Arran (Adverse Events).
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Question reference: S6W-00883
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Audit Scotland report, Covid-19 Personal protective equipment, and what action it is taking to implement the recommendation to support suppliers in developing more environmentally-friendly PPE.
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Question reference: S6W-00697
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will provide an update on the procurement of new ferry vessels.