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.
Filter your results Hide all filters
Displaying 472 questions Show Answers
Question reference: S5F-02379
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 May 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 May 2018
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that nearly £4 million is being spent on sending X-rays, and CT and MRI scans to radiologists outwith Scotland.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-16513
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 17 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what training regarding autism is provided to (a) people working in the criminal justice system, (b) teachers and (c) community psychiatric nurses.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-16551
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 17 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the finding in the report, No Problem Here: Understanding Racism in Scotland, that black and minority ethnic applicants for large public sector organisations in Scotland had a 1.1% chance of being appointed, compared with 8.1% for white applicants.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-15894
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 2 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people under the age of 18 requiring non-forensic child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) tier 4 support have been treated in (a) adult mental health, (b) other adult and (c) paediatric wards in each of the last five years.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-15781
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13982 by Humza Yousaf on 29 March 2018, how much it estimates it will cost to change some of the initial steelwork already erected at the site.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-15587
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish an update on year one of its Race Equality Action Plan.
Answer
Question reference: S5O-01981
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 April 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with developing the Glasgow low emission zone.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-15580
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the question S5W-15191 by Shona Robison on 21 March 2018, whether it will publish the minutes of (a) each of the meetings that have been held and (b) the meeting that is planned for 27 March 2018.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-15586
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 3 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in relation to its Equality Evidence Finder to prioritise identifying gaps, defining projects and working with research partners to improve evidence based on ethnicity.
Answer
Question reference: S5W-13982
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that a partially constructed building as part of the Queen Street Station building project is to be demolished.