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-07206
- Asked by: Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will urgently consider revising the criteria applied to insulation installations in the Western Isles, in light of reports that Tighean Innse Gall is no longer able to administer government-funded insulation projects due to the PAS 2035 standards causing demand for such schemes to collapse in the islands.
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Question reference: S6W-07235
- Asked by: Jenni Minto, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the current average level of transport spending per person in Scotland, and how this compares with (a) England and (b) Wales.
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Question reference: S6W-07216
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that the process for requesting a paper copy of Scotland's Census 2022 is easy for people who (a) do not have, or are not confident using, online technology and (b) are uncomfortable with using, or unable to use, an interactive voice system.
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Question reference: S6W-07629
- Asked by: Audrey Nicoll, MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 March 2022
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Keith Brown on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with the consideration of a Parades Commission for Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-07425
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it will issue its response to the homeowner feedback survey on the Home Energy Efficiency Equity Loan Pilot.
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Question reference: S6W-07276
- 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 children have attended outdoor education centres in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-07240
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what equality impact assessment has been undertaken in relation to the proposed ScotRail station ticket office closures and reduced opening times.
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Question reference: S6W-07178
- 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 how it will ensure that its commitment to making public services “digital first”, such as Scotland's Census 2022, does not disadvantage households in rural and island communities that do not have a fast and reliable broadband connection.
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Question reference: S6W-07172
- 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 its response is to reports that waiting times for the Scotland's Census 2022 helpline have been over an hour in some cases.
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Question reference: S6W-07180
- 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 steps it will take to resolve the reported issues with completing Scotland's Census 2022 online as a result of codes not being recognised by the system, in order to ensure that people who choose to complete the census online can do so by Census Day on 20 March 2022.
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