Skip to main content

Language: English / Gàidhlig

Loading…

Chamber and committees

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.

Find out more about parliamentary questions

Filter your results Hide all filters

Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 6 August 2024
Answer status
Question type
Clear search

Displaying 31992 questions Show Answers

|

Question reference: S6O-00674

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it has made available for those business sectors that were impacted by COVID-19 restrictions required to control the Omicron wave of infections.

Question reference: S6O-00675

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding for local authorities it has allocated in its draft Budget to help tackle homelessness.

Question reference: S6O-00673

  • Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its proposals on green ports as part of the wider investment to support a green recovery.

Question reference: S6O-00682

  • Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what resources will be provided to ensure that all students have equitable access to revision support ahead of any exams.

Question reference: S6O-00661

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what lessons it has learned from the pilot schemes introduced at the three sheriff courts, in Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley, to modernise summary courts.

Question reference: S6O-00676

  • Asked by: Elena Whitham, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to extend financial support for outdoor clothing to early learning and childcare settings.

Question reference: S6O-00670

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide additional COVID-19 support funding for bed and breakfast and guest house operators.

Question reference: S6O-00683

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions education ministers have had with ministerial colleagues regarding the development of a student housing strategy that includes rent controls and student tenancy rights for every student in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-00680

  • Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting Skills Development Scotland to engage with the agriculture and rural sector to promote opportunities and apprenticeships for young people as a positive career destination.

Question reference: S6O-00668

  • Asked by: Evelyn Tweed, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it is taking to address the reported labour shortages.