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: S5F-04649
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 December 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 December 2020
To ask the First Minister what support is being offered to food and drink businesses in Scotland to prepare for Brexit.
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Question reference: S5O-04802
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting community organisations across Dumfries and Galloway to help the most vulnerable people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-33074
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when it last reviewed the role of clinical nurse specialists; what its findings were, and what future reviews it plans.
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Question reference: S5O-04795
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 November 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce in NHS Dumfries and Galloway an equivalent of the Highlands and Islands travel scheme, which allows patients to receive full, non-means tested reimbursement for travel for medical appointments over 30 miles.
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Question reference: S5W-33244
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 November 2020
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to NHS boards across Scotland to prioritise patients waiting for elective care.
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Question reference: S5W-32607
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 9 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of some people waiting up to five days for COVID-19 test results from the Lighthouse Labs Network, what plans it has to provide access to faster test results, including through NHS Scotland laboratories, for (a) NHS and (b) other frontline staff in order to reduce the length of time that such staff are unable to work due to self-isolation.
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Question reference: S5W-32920
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2020
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to add new conditions to the shielding list as new evidence arises.
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Question reference: S5O-04715
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how the Scotland Loves Local campaign will support and encourage community shopping.
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Question reference: S5W-32521
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on trades people’s ability to enter private homes, combined with loss of earnings, whether it will consider a one-year delay to the implementation of the amendment to the Housing (Scotland) Act (1987) that requires home owners to pay an average of £220 by February 2021 to comply with the new fire safety regulations.
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Question reference: S5W-32109
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason, and based on what evidence, it changed its tourism guidance on 23 September 2020 to disallow two households with less than six adults from staying in self-catering accommodation.