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-05936
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 14 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been committed to supporting breastfeeding in each of the last five years and, of that, how much has been committed to supporting mothers with post-natal mental health issues.
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Question reference: S6W-05991
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 14 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what correspondence it has had with Avanti West Coast in the last 12 months regarding fair pay for Atalian Servest cleaners.
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Question reference: S6W-06013
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what resources it plans to invest in order to enable regional and local institutions to apply deliberative approaches to engage civic society in planning for the net zero future of their communities and places.
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Question reference: S6W-06000
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its vision and proposal for a new system of rural support, in conjunction with a detailed net zero roadmap for the transition of farming businesses and practices, in order to provide certainty in relation to the support and payments that will be put in place to achieve this.
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Question reference: S6W-05792
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 11 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what issues have been raised with it by statutory public bodies or commissioners regarding child protection policies, processes and procedures in the last 12 months, and what action was taken in relation to each issue raised.
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Question reference: S6W-05965
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs it estimates will be created from the 17 ScotWind projects, broken down by region.