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-04088
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports small businesses in Coatbridge and Chryston.
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Question reference: S5W-26887
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 9 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the arrangements for the management of clinical waste across NHS Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-03935
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 December 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage more housebuilding in heavily populated urban towns and areas, such as Coatbridge.
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Question reference: S5O-03908
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the plans for a new, state-of-the-art, University Hospital Monklands.
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Question reference: S5O-03806
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce Scotland’s high prison population.
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Question reference: S5O-03760
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 November 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the impact of the UK Government’s Brexit deal on Scotland’s economy.
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Question reference: S5O-03569
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many children will be taken out of poverty by the Scottish Child Payment.
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Question reference: S5O-03542
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress NHS Lanarkshire has made with plans for a new-build Monklands Hospital, following the recommendations made by the independent review.
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Question reference: S5W-24438
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 15 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recently published discussion paper by Barnardo’s Scotland, Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of education staff through professional supervision structures and its calls for (a) a national conversation about the support available for the mental health and wellbeing of teaching staff and (b) consideration of the use of supervision within education, which it considers is a process central to the work of other caring professions.
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