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-06282
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the First Minister’s COVID-19 Update on 1 February 2022, what action it is taking to extend "the protection of vaccination to all countries as quickly as possible".
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Question reference: S6W-06161
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ensure that all individuals over the age of 65 have their hearts routinely checked with a stethoscope by a trained primary care healthcare professional.
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Question reference: S6W-05851
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how many items of PPE in the Scottish Government's national stockpile cannot be used by health workers because the items have passed their expiry date.
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Question reference: S6W-06262
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 15 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government which businesses have been debarred from applying to the Young Company Capital Investment Grant being administered by Highlands and Islands Enterprise on the basis of displacement criteria.
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Question reference: S6W-06258
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 15 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the combined value is of applications submitted in the second phase of the Young Company Capital Investment Grant being administered by Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
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Question reference: S6W-06264
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 15 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the value is of the Young Company Capital Investment Fund being administered by Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
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Question reference: S6W-05940
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 15 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect ptarmigan, currently classed under the UK Red List for birds, from further decline.
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Question reference: S6W-06261
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 15 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses' applications to the Young Company Capital Investment Grant being administered by Highlands and Islands did not progress beyond the expression of interest stage on the basis of displacement criteria.
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Question reference: S6W-06259
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 15 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses submitted an expression of interest form for the Young Company Capital Investment Grant being administered by Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
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Question reference: S6W-06207
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Employment and Mental Health Short Life Working Group.