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.
Filter your results Hide all filters
Displaying 31945 questions Show Answers
Question reference: S6W-04517
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 1 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to ensure that there is a coordinated, fair and equitable planning system for the marine environment.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-04358
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 1 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Lord Advocate’s statement to the Criminal Justice Committee on 3 November 2021 that she supports the recommendation by the Lord Justice Clerk for a pilot of judge-led trials for certain solemn offences.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-04319
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 1 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what is being done to ensure that sustainable hourly rates are being paid to private, voluntary and independent sector providers as part of the roll-out of 1,140 hours of funded early learning and childcare.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-04400
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many households in the (a) North Ayrshire and (b) Inverclyde local authority area have experienced fuel poverty in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-03929
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the 2021 UN Production Gap Report, which concludes that governments plan to produce more than twice the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C, and what its position is on the proposed Cambo oil field, in light of the report's conclusion.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-04441
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 30 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03371 by Patrick Harvie on 27 October 2021, whether "renewable heating systems in off-gas buildings" includes biomass burners.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-04488
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have contracted COVID-19 whilst in a vaccination centre.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-04412
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 30 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what additional resources it will provide to Edinburgh City Council to help address the reported homelessness issues in the city.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-04346
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date evidence of having had the COVID-19 booster vaccine will be included in people’s vaccination status.
Answer
Question reference: S6W-04354
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 30 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether there has been an underspend on the Scottish Child Payment in this financial year, and, if so, how much the underspend is, and how it compares to initial forecasts.
Answer
![](/assets/images/loader.gif)