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-05296
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31470 by Roseanna Cunningham on 7 September 2020, and the recommendation in the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission's Report on the use of rodent glue traps in Scotland that glue traps be banned, when it is planning to bring forward legislation to implement such a ban.
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Question reference: S6W-05591
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many teachers currently have long COVID.
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Question reference: S6W-05588
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address shortages in (a) HGV drivers, (b) bus drivers and (c) taxi and private hire drivers.
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Question reference: S6W-05584
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the annual staffing numbers for Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd have been in each year since 2011, broken down by (a) full-time equivalent positions, (b) head count and (c) seasonal workers.
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Question reference: S6W-05627
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, since announcing a climate emergency in April 2019, on how many occasions ministers have met local authorities specifically to discuss plans to respond to the climate emergency, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-05635
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason funding for Northern Isles Ferry Services dropped from £56.7 million to £51.3 million in the draft budget 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-05571
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the public inquiry into the handling of COVID-19 in Scotland is adequately resourced.
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Question reference: S6W-05426
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will designate Stena Line ferry services from Cairnryan as a vital service, and therefore exempt from the 10-day self-isolation rule if staff are fully vaccinated and have a negative lateral flow test, in order to ensure those services continue to operate.
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Question reference: S6W-05427
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance is available to Stena Line in light of the potential impact of staff absences on sailings from Cairnryan over the Christmas and new year period.
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Question reference: S6O-00658
- Asked by: Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to ensure that islanders are represented on the boards of David MacBrayne Ltd, Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd and CalMac Ferries Ltd.
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