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-04180
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported figures suggesting that the cumulative excess summer mortality per 100,000 people was higher in 2021 than in each of the preceding 40 years.
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Question reference: S6W-04129
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people with a registered learning disability are currently on remand, broken down by (a) institution and (b) sex.
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Question reference: S6W-04072
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the expected timetable is for NHS boards to access the long COVID support fund, to help them deliver a long COVID support service.
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Question reference: S6W-04189
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that people with severe cases of ME do not face barriers to accessing care and treatment.
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Question reference: S6W-04191
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to ME/chronic fatigue syndrome, what it is doing to develop effective mechanisms for bringing together researchers, practising clinicians and people with the conditions in order to drive forward the care, development and research agenda in these areas.
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Question reference: S6W-04192
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it is increasing awareness in the medical community about ME, including its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Question reference: S6W-04277
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the funding of up to £40 million for the culture sector that was announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy on 2 June 2021 (Official Report, c. 16); how much of this funding has been distributed, and in what form; how much funding remains to be distributed, and when this will be distributed to support the culture sector.
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Question reference: S6W-04190
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to establish centres with specialist services for people with ME.
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Question reference: S6W-04095
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 22 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding (a) it has allocated to and (b) has been distributed through the Woods in and Around Towns programme in each year since its inception.
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Question reference: S6W-04262
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 22 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has commissioned a study into the environmental benefits of gene editing.
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