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-05528
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the health resource Barnett consequentials received for 2021-22 remain unallocated.
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Question reference: S6W-05958
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what further action it is taking to address the impacts of flaring on surrounding communities of Shell’s natural gas liquids plant and ExxonMobil's ethylene plant at Mossmorran.
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Question reference: S6W-05909
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what cost benefit analysis has been carried out of ductless air-to-air heat pumps as a technology to deliver low and zero carbon space heating for new homes and off-gas-grid homes.
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Question reference: S6W-05835
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates any changes to ticket office opening hours being implemented prior to 1 April 2022, in light of ScotRail's consultation on the matter.
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Question reference: S6W-05837
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it or Transport Scotland has made of passengers’ ability to purchase the best value ticket at times when ticket offices are proposed to be closed, in light of ScotRail's consultation on the matter.
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Question reference: S6W-05833
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it or Transport Scotland has made of the potential impact of Abellio ScotRail’s proposals to reduce ticket office opening hours on the accessibility of the rail network for (a) disabled and (b) older passengers.
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Question reference: S6W-05529
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reallocated £45 million from the health budget to the Business Support Fund, and, if so, from which part of the health budget this contribution was taken.
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Question reference: S6W-05976
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Lord Advocate’s statement on 22 September 2021, whether Police Scotland can currently issue recorded police warnings for simple possession offences involving Class A drugs, and, if so, how many (a) such warnings have been issued and (b) people have been referred to drug treatment services in these cases.
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Question reference: S6W-05907
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what low and zero carbon space and water heating technologies are promoted by Home Energy Scotland for off-gas-grid homes.
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Question reference: S6W-05834
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether Abellio ScotRail has produced an Equality Impact Assessment regarding its proposals to reduce ticket office opening hours at a number of its stations.
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