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: S5O-04829
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether it has met its climate change targets that were set during session 3 of the Parliament.
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Question reference: S5F-04620
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 November 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 December 2020
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government plans to mitigate the impact of any reduction in services due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives and mental wellbeing of disabled people.
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Question reference: S5W-33397
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government by what date (a) Pension Age Disability and (b) Winter Heating Assistance payments will begin.
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Question reference: S5W-33040
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will continue to fund Scotland’s participation in the National Neonatal Audit Programme from March 2021, in light of its impact on the outcomes for babies requiring neonatal care and its alignment with the aims of its Best Start programme.
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Question reference: S5W-32900
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 3 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that reduced charitable funding due to COVID-19 for medical research in Scotland will have on the health of people in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-32349
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the work of its Rehabilitation Framework and the role this has had in responding to the COVID-19, what plans it has to expand and develop the allied health professional workforce, and what funding it will allocate to (a) local authorities, (b) NHS boards and (c) third sector service providers to assist with this.
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Question reference: S5O-04709
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when the First Minister first became aware of hospital patients who had tested positive for COVID-19 being discharged to care homes.
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Question reference: S5W-31436
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 14 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when clear Type IIR masks will be available for use in health and social care settings.
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Question reference: S5O-04567
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage domestic tourism.
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Question reference: S5W-30981
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance analysis of the advocacy scheme for disabled people accessing social security.