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-07025
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to take to reduce waiting times for audiologist tests to obtain NHS hearing aids.
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Question reference: S6W-07058
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 14 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it encourages British National Overseas (BNO) passport holders from Hong Kong to resettle in Scotland, what information it has on how many have done so in the last five years, and how such numbers can be monitored.
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Question reference: S6W-07027
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 14 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the system under which council tax bandings are designated.
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Question reference: S6W-06994
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the reopening criteria being used by the East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership is also being used by other health and social care partnerships to determine the status of hospitals or health facilities that are currently closed.
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Question reference: S6W-06911
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many older people who are in relative or absolute poverty have raised concerns with it regarding not being able to afford both heating and food this winter, and what information it has on how many such older people have raised such concerns to stakeholder organisations.
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Question reference: S6W-06913
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the percentage rise in the cost of living has been in the last year for older people who are in relative or absolute poverty, including as a result of any increases in inflation, water charges and other costs of living.
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Question reference: S6W-06939
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 14 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has run any public information campaigns to inform individuals about the potential to (a) study and (b) work in the social work field.
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Question reference: S6W-06942
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 14 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether people should be encouraged to pursue careers in social work, and how it will address reported concerns that too many challenges face people actively trying to gain more qualifications in the field.
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Question reference: S6W-06366
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 14 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how many CO2 monitoring sensors are currently deployed across schools; what proportion of these have a maximum operating range of 2,000ppm, and whether it has made any recommendations on the maximum operating range of such sensors.
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Question reference: S6W-07014
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have currently been waiting over (a) one year, (b) two years and (c) three years for hip or knee replacement surgery, also broken down by NHS board.
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