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.
Filter your results Hide all filters
Displaying 32092 questions Show Answers
Question reference: S6W-06040
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has met the leader of Orkney Islands Council since May 2021; what was discussed at each meeting, and what the agreed outcomes were.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-06033
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has met the leader of Glasgow City Council since May 2021; what was discussed at each meeting, and what the agreed outcomes were.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-06038
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has met the leader of North Ayrshire Council since May 2021; what was discussed at each meeting, and what the agreed outcomes were.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-06167
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 1 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether a three-week notice period is a suitable length of time for creel fishers and other fisherman, in light of the planned removal of customary exemptions to a seasonal ban on white fish catches, which is expected to come into force on 14 February 2022.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-06018
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has met the leader of the City of Edinburgh Council since May 2021; what was discussed at each meeting, and what the agreed outcomes were.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-06022
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has met the leader of Dundee City Council since May 2021; what was discussed at each meeting, and what the agreed outcomes were.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-06596
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Friday, 18 February 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that everyone with a learning disability has access to clear and understandable information about the COVID-19 booster vaccination programme, including the provision of easy read information.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-06519
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 1 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many FOI requests were made to each NHS board, and of those how many were not responded to within 20 working days, in each year since 2007.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-06370
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 07 February 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 1 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in the event that a homeowner cannot, for financial or practical reasons, raise the EPC rating in their property to C or above, by or after the date required to do so, (a) what it anticipates the impact will be on their ability to mortgage the property, (b) whether it anticipates they will be able to sell or rent their property, and what it anticipates the impact will be on its value and (c) whether there will be (i) a penalty for not and (ii) an incentive for complying.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-06281
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 1 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether a producer registration system has been established for its Deposit Return Scheme, and, if not, when one will be established.
Answer
![](/assets/images/loader.gif)