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-06659
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made regarding piloting approaches to universal meal provision in secondary schools.
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Question reference: S6W-06599
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05977 by Humza Yousaf on 7 February 2022, whether it will provide an answer to the question that was asked and confirm what consideration it has given to making (a) Distance Aware badges and (b) COVID-19 lateral flow device tests available for collection in local retail community shops in rural, remote and island areas.
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Question reference: S6W-06481
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of frontline NHS spending is currently allocated to mental health services.
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Question reference: S6W-06494
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure that local authorities are able to fund their Rapid Rehousing Transition Plans to prevent homelessness.
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Question reference: S6W-06439
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03292 by Shona Robison on 8 October 2021, what the current status is of its work on adopting a formal definition of Islamophobia; whether it will commit to adopting the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims' definition of Islamophobia, and, if so, within what timeframe.
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Question reference: S6W-06438
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03293 by Shona Robison on 11 October 2021, what the current status is of its new hate crime strategy, and what further steps it will take to tackle Islamophobia in Scotland, in light of the recommendations in the Report of the inquiry into Islamophobia in Scotland by the Cross-Party Group on Tackling Islamophobia.
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Question reference: S6W-06399
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many properties supported through the Open Market Shared Equity scheme it (a) has taken and (b) retains a “golden share” in, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-06777
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported global manufacturing slowdown as a result of COVID-19, what action it is taking to mitigate any delays in the construction of accessible social housing, in order to ensure that disabled and older people have access to suitable properties.
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Question reference: S6W-06685
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on providing ferry services in Scotland without government intervention.
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Question reference: S6W-06694
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that Scottish citizens who have received their COVID-19 vaccination outwith the UK are not able to be recognised as fully vaccinated on the NHS Scotland COVID Status app.