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-05151
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote (a) public ownership, (b) integration and (c) the use of renewable energy in the public transport system.
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Question reference: S6W-05142
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support its 2022-23 Budget will provide to those affected by thalidomide.
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Question reference: S6W-05153
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to encourage bus passengers to wear a face covering, unless they are exempt.
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Question reference: S6W-05078
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much NHS Scotland spends annually on the (a) diagnosis of, (b) treatment of, (c) management of and (d) rehabilitation services for (i) idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and (ii) interstitial lung disease.
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Question reference: S6W-05102
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much Highlands and Islands Airports Limited's (HIAL) Air Traffic Management System project has cost to date.
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Question reference: S6W-05046
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the locations of the high-rise buildings that have been found to have cladding that requires (a) remediation or (b) replacement.
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Question reference: S6W-05045
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it expects remediation work on high-rise buildings with cladding that does not meet safety standards to be completed, to bring the buildings in line with safety standards.
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Question reference: S6W-05009
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to implement the widespread use of images in referrals to dermatology departments in order to support more efficient diagnoses and treatment plans.
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Question reference: S6W-04999
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that patients have been denied access to care from the NHS Centre for Integrative Care.
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Question reference: S6W-05066
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether older and historic buildings will be subject to the same regulations as those set out in the Heat in Buildings Strategy, including the requirement for homes to reach EPC band C by 2033.
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