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-05680
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made in the development of the NHS Recovery and Rehabilitation Framework, and when the National Advisory Board for Rehabilitation last met.
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Question reference: S6W-05633
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason its draft Budget reduces funding to support the costs of maintenance, safe operation and renewal of the Scottish rail network from £501 million to £427 million; what aspects of maintenance, safe operation and renewal will either be reduced or not go ahead as a result of this, and what the evidential basis is for its conclusions regarding the appropriateness of such a reduction.
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Question reference: S6W-05439
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether retail businesses are currently being advised to enforce social distancing of at least (a) one metre or (b) two metres.
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Question reference: S6W-05813
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has sent a letter to all local authorities to emphasise the importance of addressing the climate emergency in all planning decisions, including in major developments.
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Question reference: S6W-05670
- Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to encourage Hunterston B and Dounreay to share knowledge and skills in nuclear decommissioning.
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Question reference: S6W-05762
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of NHS never services.
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Question reference: S6W-05807
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce legislation to prohibit the use of packaging that cannot be recycled or which contaminates other items for recycling.
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Question reference: S6W-05814
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what work is underway with local authorities to develop the necessary capacity building and training to ensure a planning system fit for net zero is established by 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-05804
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it made of the financial implications for rural householders of its domestic heat decarbonisation policies, which are included in its Heat in Buildings Strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-05489
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, between 1 January and 30 June 2021, what proportion of reports of domestic abuse incidents perpetrated by (a) men against women and (b) women against men were prosecuted.
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