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-04804
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 22 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what projects it is developing in Moray through the Just Transition Fund; where they will be located, and how it will ensure that Moray will benefit equitably from investment in (a) projects, (b) jobs and (c) skills development.
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Question reference: S6W-04790
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the eligibility criteria for the Self-isolation Support Grant and consider including people who have had COVID-19 vaccines, in light of the First Minister’s announcement that all close contacts of suspected cases of the Omicron variant will be advised to self-isolate for 10 days, regardless of their vaccination status.
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Question reference: S6W-05377
- Asked by: Evelyn Tweed, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 December 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are to publish the National Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care.
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Question reference: S6W-05135
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has received in total in health and social care related Barnett consequentials in each financial year since 2019-20.
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Question reference: S6W-05032
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date a review into the response to Storm Arwen will commence.
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Question reference: S6W-04840
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to foster carers to enable a fostered young person to remain living with their foster family when they reach the age of 18.
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Question reference: S6W-04832
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will increase current Scottish Child Payment bridging payments for children from six years and above, who would be entitled to the Scottish Child Payment under the full roll-out, to bring them into line with the increased payment rate of £20 per week.
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Question reference: S6W-05016
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 22 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what additional measures it is planning to put in place in response to reports of confirmed avian influenza cases in wild birds and hens in Dumfries and Galloway and Angus.
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Question reference: S6W-04825
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has paid for its (a) active and (b) inactive website domain names in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-04684
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many secondary school teachers have left their post in each year since 2018, broken down by (a) subject taught and (b) local authority area.