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-06749
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) public toilets, (b) accessible public toilets and (c) Changing Places toilets there were in each of the last 10 years, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-06717
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many free laptops or tablets given to children in the (a) North Ayrshire, (b) Inverclyde, (c) Renfrewshire, (d) East Renfrewshire, (e) West Dunbartonshire and (f) East Dunbartonshire local authority area have been identified as being hacked by external actors; what remedial action was taken; how long this action took to complete, and whether any further security risks were identified with the devices after remedial action was taken.
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Question reference: S6W-06600
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many COVID-19 vaccines it has shared with its partner international development countries, including Rwanda, Malawi and Zambia.
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Question reference: S6W-06609
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how often it reviews the NHS 24 service to ensure that it is delivering effectively for patients.
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Question reference: S6W-06593
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what ministerial meetings or discussions have been held with East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership about returning suspended services, including inpatient services, to the Edington Hospital in North Berwick.
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Question reference: S6W-06455
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve public awareness of blood cancer symptoms.
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Question reference: S6W-06408
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether there will be a consultation on the proposed Scottish Education Exchange Programme.
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Question reference: S6W-06205
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on establishing a mandatory licensing scheme for the construction industry to protect consumers from rogue traders, and what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding such a licensing scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-06190
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many young people have received a free bus pass through the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-06837
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the new cancer strategy.
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