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-26755
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to continue with the fee structure for optometrists, which has been aligned to the dentistry fee structure for the past three years.
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Question reference: S6W-26793
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether there has been an increase in the number of patients accessing appropriate diagnostic tests, such as spirometry testing, for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), since the publication of the Respiratory Care Action Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-27199
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2024
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on work to co-host EURO 2028.
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Question reference: S6W-27180
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2024
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the evaluation of the operation of the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 in practice.
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Question reference: S6W-27079
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing legislation in Scotland similar to the UK Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-26962
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether parents of multiples aged two years old qualify for funded early learning and childcare under exceptional circumstances.
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Question reference: S6W-26743
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to sustainably fund Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) for the long-term, to ensure that it can provide lifeline care and support to children and families in light of the reported rising costs and increased need for its services.
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Question reference: S6W-26668
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when Modern Apprenticeship contract awards for 2024-25 new starts and in-training will be issued.
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Question reference: S6W-26688
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 April 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the construction industry in relation to the reported freeze on Modern Apprenticeships.
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Question reference: S6W-26681
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of each of the 10 recommendations published as part of the Career Review.
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