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-35880
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) economic and (b) cultural impact is of the music sector, and what action it takes to promote (i) the sector and (ii) Scotland-based recording artists.
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Question reference: S5O-05146
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 March 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what financial commitment it has made to support the delivery of the refreshed Heart Disease Improvement Plan.
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Question reference: S5W-35979
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 17 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether unpaid carers should have access to a social security payment that is equal or similar to the real living wage.
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Question reference: S5W-36162
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 17 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will fast track second vaccine doses for people with cancer, following research by King's College London and the Francis Crick Institute suggesting that people with solid-cancers, and particularly people with blood cancer, have antibodies significantly lower than non-cancer patients three weeks after the first dose and that waiting 12 weeks could leave these people at a higher risk of infection.
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Question reference: S5W-34217
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been allocated to each NHS board for (a) December 2020 and (b) January 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-34216
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the anticipated level of wastage is for the (a) Pfizer vaccine and (b) overall COVID-19 vaccination programme.
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Question reference: S5W-35655
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on designating foster carers as a priority group for COVID-19 vaccinations, in light of their role in safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable children.
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Question reference: S5W-35881
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the impact on Scotland-based recording artists of the Official Charts Company (OCC) ceasing to publish its Scottish Singles Chart since December 2020, and what discussions it has had or plans with (a) OCC, (b) the Musicians’ Union and (c) other stakeholders regarding whether the chart can be reinstated.
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Question reference: S5W-33693
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to counter any misinformation regarding a COVID-19 vaccine that may reduce uptake.
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Question reference: S5W-33694
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the anticipated uptake of a COVID-19 vaccine by (a) NHS staff and (b) the public.
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