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-06974
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the requirement to take a COVID-19 lateral flow test before entering a care home will continue as restrictions ease, and whether these tests will continue to be free for people entering care homes.
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Question reference: S6O-00925
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the possible resettlement in Scotland of refugees who may be fleeing conflict or persecution, including in relation to Afghans, Syrians, Iranians and Uyghurs, as well as Ukrainians.
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Question reference: S6W-07395
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will clarify whether it is committed to replacing the Common Agricultural Policy with a scheme that directly pays farmers for environmental land management, including all forms of carbon sequestration.
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Question reference: S6W-07356
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is in place regarding night-time work on the trunk road network in proximity to residential properties.
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Question reference: S6W-07229
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many ferry sailings have been scheduled on the Ardrossan-Brodick ferry route in each year since 1999, and how many of these sailings did not take place due to (a) inclement weather, (b) mechanical breakdown and (c) other reasons, including COVID-19.
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Question reference: S6W-07259
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much each local authority has spent on repairing potholes in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-07268
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people have been diagnosed with adoption trauma in Scotland in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-07179
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it has sought from National Records of Scotland in relation to people with poor or intermittent internet connectivity still being able to complete Scotland's Census 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-07173
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address any challenges associated with digital poverty in relation to Scotland's Census 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-07183
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the publication of its new vision for agriculture, how it will encourage more farmers and crofters to farm and produce food organically through financial support and other incentives.
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