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-07326
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 29 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the total estimated (a) cost of Scottish Social Security benefits, (b) funding provided through the fiscal framework and (c) additional Scottish Government funding required is for 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-07344
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms (a) in general and (b) during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in March 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-07367
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 29 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) repeat applications have been made for Child Disability Payment and (b) have been rejected on this basis.
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Question reference: S6W-07348
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether boys born before 2007 can be vaccinated for HPV via NHS services in order to protect against the spread of HPV and, if not, whether it has any plans to expand the availability of HPV vaccination for boys.
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Question reference: S6W-07349
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 29 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06407 by Keith Brown on 10 March 2022, whether it will review the transparency and reporting duties on the tribunal.
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Question reference: S6W-07368
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 29 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many Child Disability Payment applicants have (a) already been in receipt of disability living allowance and (b) had their application rejected on this basis.
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Question reference: S6W-07728
- Asked by: Kaukab Stewart, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 March 2022
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 29 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when 2022-23 Pupil Equity Funding allocations for schools in Scotland will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-07469
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any plans to include multiple sclerosis (MS) in NHS Scotland’s, NHS Recovery Plan 2021-2026, given reports of the high demand for services in Scotland where MS prevalence rates are higher than the rest of the UK.
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Question reference: S6W-07415
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 29 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Dogs Trust's recommendation that the number of pet animals able to travel under the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) should be reduced from five to three per vehicle, and what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the potential impact in Scotland of the recommendation.
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Question reference: S6W-07460
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the aim in its 2021 Fuel Poverty Strategy to ensure that “all homes across Scotland will have achieved the equivalent of an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C” by 2033, how it plans to make the estimated investment of up to £6 billion that is required to deliver EPC C ratings to all fuel poor households in Scotland.
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