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-28120
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 14 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assurances are in place for the fee status of EU undergraduates who are due to start at Scotland's universities in 2021-22, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28073
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to freelancers and others who have lost work or jobs in the creative and cultural industries because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28137
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is in place to determine what construction work is still deemed essential during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28224
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 9 April 2020
To ask the Sottish Government what meetings it has held with the retail industry regarding critical food distribution and public health in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28066
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support is being provided to parents with children in private nurseries who are unable to attend due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but are expected to pay a proportion of or all of the fees.
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Question reference: S5W-28121
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what additional guidance it is providing to key workers who are delivering essential services to students who remain (a) in student accommodation and (b) carrying out research throughout the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28071
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to ensure that safe-distancing measures are followed on public transport in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28090
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance and support it is providing to people moving house during the COVID-19 outbreak due to the temporary closure of the Registers of Scotland, and what the legal position is of those who had already changed missives before the closure was announced.
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Question reference: S5W-28115
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to enlist NHS volunteers to help the service during the COVID-19 outbreak, similar to that being rolled out by NHS England.
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Question reference: S5W-27852
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of any impact on the 2020 exam diet arising from potential restrictions being introduced in response to COVID-19, what discussions it is having with the SQA regarding the development of contingencies for the exams, including to mitigate any associated impact on students studying for and sitting them.
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