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-00219
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason NHS Dumfries and Galloway has no input or control over centrally-allocated COVID-19 appointments.
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Question reference: S6W-00218
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason people in Dumfries and Galloway are being pre-booked by central teams for vaccination appointments that cannot be reached by public transport from their community, and which are an 80-mile round-trip from their homes.
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Question reference: S6W-00436
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 8 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason COVID-19 reimbursement claims from Cunninghame Housing Association to local firms in Dumfries and Galloway have not yet been paid.
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Question reference: S6W-00146
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 8 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the private voluntary independent nursery sector in light of ongoing recruitment issues such as the closure of ABC Nursery in Ecclefechan after 30 years.
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Question reference: S6W-00269
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it provides to local authorities regarding the number of meat-based options there should be on school-meal menus; what discussions it has with Dumfries and Galloway Council regarding that local authority's decision to have fewer such options for its schools; whether it is aware of reports that parents in Dumfries and Galloway have expressed concerns regarding this policy, and whether any parents have contacted it about the matter.
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Question reference: S6W-00212
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what options are available to householders who have been turned down for loans from Home Energy Scotland due to alleged issues with credit scores, and what impact this will have on wider policy objectives.
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Question reference: S6W-00214
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been rejected for loans by Home Energy Scotland as a result of poor credit scores.
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Question reference: S6W-00213
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 3 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure the provision of accessible toilets on the public transport network.
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Question reference: S6W-00220
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 3 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason patients in Dumfries and Galloway who live near the border have been informed that they can no longer register with a GP practice in England.
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Question reference: S6W-00145
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when the £400 payment to secondary school teachers and lecturers involved in awarding national qualifications will be made.
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