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-07244
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether Zero Waste Scotland developed a communications strategy for the proposed Deposit Return Scheme before the appointment of a scheme administrator, and, if not, what the current status of that work is.
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Question reference: S6W-07496
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many young people are currently waiting for an additional support needs (ASN) diagnosis in (a) Scotland and (b) each local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-07383
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have reported incidents of door-to-door scams to Police Scotland in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-07437
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has hosted another roundtable event on actions taken to tackle spiking crimes following an initial meeting on 4 November 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-07360
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will establish an all-tenure target of at least 25,000 homes per year in order to meet current levels of need and demand.
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Question reference: S6W-07232
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it will bring into force part 8 (Recovery of Unpaid Parking Charges) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-07376
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many victims of modern slavery have been identified in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-07359
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Homes for Scotland report, The Social and Economic Benefits of Home Building in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-07355
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time has been, for children who have learning disabilities, to access treatment through Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) once they have been referred, broken down by NHS board, in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-07683
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 March 2022
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kate Forbes on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on progress regarding green freeports.
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