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-01736
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that children with autism who display violent behaviour have access to locally-based support.
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Question reference: S6W-01013
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the feasibility study into the Borders Railway extension to Carlisle.
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Question reference: S6W-01012
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on extending the Borders Railway, following comments made by the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities in 2015, regarding a feasibility study on linking the rail line with Carlisle, through Hawick.
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Question reference: S6W-00957
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the viability of changing legislation to allow grandparents greater rights regarding accessing their grandchildren following family breakdown.
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Question reference: S6W-00956
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with groups representing grandparents regarding their right to access their grandchildren following family breakdown.
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Question reference: S6W-00955
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on updating (a) the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 and (b) Section 11 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 to allow greater rights for grandparents to access their grandchildren.
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Question reference: S6W-00959
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 15 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on revising the Charter of Grandchildren to give greater consideration to the role that grandparents play in a child’s life.
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Question reference: S6W-00780
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the (a) number and (b) percentage of eligible children who have received their HPV vaccination in the last year, and how many received their second dose within the 18-month target, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-00779
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31987 by Joe Fitzpatrick on 1 October 2020, whether it will provide an update on the progress of plans to ensure that any missed HPV vaccinations are rescheduled.
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Question reference: S6W-00784
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to implement a waiting time guarantee and target for endometriosis diagnosis and treatment.
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