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-33013
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects all provisions of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 to come into effect, and in particular new restrictions on pavement parking.
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Question reference: S5W-32743
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the visiting regulations and testing plans for care homes, including those regarding designated visitors being screened on a weekly basis.
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Question reference: S5O-04767
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 November 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent statistics that show attacks on emergency workers have reached a record high.
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Question reference: S5W-32679
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that colleges are able to deal with any backlog of coursework marking to allow students to progress to the next level of their studies.
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Question reference: S5W-32124
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when people who receive and are entitled to the flu vaccination annually will receive a communication enabling them to receive it, and where these will be carried out.
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Question reference: S5F-04524
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2020
To ask the First Minister what advice has been offered to local authorities regarding which measurements would trigger a move through the new tiered system of COVID-19 restrictions.
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Question reference: S5W-32334
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when soft play centres and baby/toddler groups/classes will be able to resume.
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Question reference: S5T-02441
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will clarify the role that education settings would play in any "circuit-breaker" strategy.
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Question reference: S5O-04663
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Sustainable Agriculture Capital Grant Scheme funding has been allocated.
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Question reference: S5W-31588
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) primary and (b) secondary school attendance rate has been since August 2020.