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-05951
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the National Centre for Resilience will undertake a review of Storm Arwen.
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Question reference: S6W-05953
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what resilience planning is required by Scottish Water for events such as Storm Arwen to ensure that there are generators for pumping stations.
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Question reference: S6O-00726
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 February 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support NHS and social care recruitment in rural areas.
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Question reference: S6W-05841
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 2 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to ensure that women feel safe in their local areas.
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Question reference: S6W-05840
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 2 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to run educational sessions for men in order to try and stop violence towards women.
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Question reference: S6W-05737
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 31 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) boarding kennels and (b) other businesses that rely on the travel industry will be eligible for business funding support, made available in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-05738
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 31 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that businesses that did not qualify for business funding support, made available in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2021 will be eligible for such support in 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-05441
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 28 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, when it takes over administration of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP), whether it plans to stop payments to people receiving PIP once they reach state pension age.
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Question reference: S6W-05808
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether people who participated in the Novavax trial will be recognised as fully vaccinated on the NHS Scotland COVID Status app.
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Question reference: S6W-05842
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents of violent crimes were recorded in each of the last 10 years.
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