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: S6F-03143
- Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2024
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S6F-03166
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2024
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that no NHS board has implemented placental growth factor-based testing for pre-eclampsia, in light of it having been recommended in March 2023 by the Scottish Health Technologies Group.
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Question reference: S6F-03158
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2024
To ask the First Minister what the potential implications are for Scotland's economy of the UK Government's immigration policy changes for graduates.
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Question reference: S6F-03142
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2024
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S6F-03141
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2024
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S6W-27281
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to revise any guidance on political activity in schools during a General Election period.
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Question reference: S6W-27274
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many individual (a) employers and (b) learners used the Flexible Workforce Development Fund in each year since its inception in 2017-18.
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Question reference: S6W-27297
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 20 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will drop its proposed changes to deer management, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-27697
- Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2024
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jenni Minto on 20 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to respond to the final report of the UK-wide Infected Blood Inquiry, which was published on 20 May 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-27282
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to revise the rules governing political impartiality in schools.
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