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-16066
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Public Health Scotland report, Gonorrhoea infection in Scotland: 2013-2022, which shows that the incidence of diagnosed gonorrhoea infection has increased since May 2021 from three positives per 100,000 people to 17.2 positives per 100,000 people in November 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-16220
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 31 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted any analysis of the Sentencing Young People guidelines from the Scottish Sentencing Council.
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Question reference: S6O-02097
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Claire Baker (on behalf of the SPCB) on 30 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what feedback it has received from MSPs and their staff regarding the roll-out of Webex.
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Question reference: S6W-15791
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Transport Scotland report, Women's and girls' views and experiences of personal safety when using public transport, which was published on 7 March 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-15764
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many train stations that are currently in use do not have full disabled access, and whether it will name any such stations.
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Question reference: S6W-15827
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 23 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that 180 Freedom of Information requests to the Scottish Government regarding Ferguson Marine and Scotland's ferry network remain outstanding, with many not being processed within the statutory timeframe.
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Question reference: S6W-15826
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 23 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in the West Scotland region had registered with the Deposit Return Scheme by 1 March 2023, and how this compares with the number of businesses that were expected to register.
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Question reference: S6W-15766
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 22 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it will next review its list of tenancy deposit scheme providers, and what criteria it will use to assess whether those organisations are providing a (a) suitable and (b) fair standard of service to (i) tenants and (ii) landlords.
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Question reference: S6W-15763
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients under 18 have been admitted to an NHS facility for vaping-related illnesses or disorders in each year since 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-15767
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 22 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it (a) last met and (b) next plans to meet the chief executive of (i) Safe Deposits Scotland, (ii) Letting Protection Service Scotland and (iii) MyDeposits Scotland.