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-03168
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that NHS boards properly maintain hospital estates, and what analysis it has carried out of whether each board employs a sufficient number of estate and facilities staff.
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Question reference: S6W-03155
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the QR code for its COVID-19 vaccine certification system is wholly compatible with vaccine certification apps in (a) Germany and (b) all other countries.
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Question reference: S6W-03109
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Scotland has offered GP practices financial incentives to hold patient appointments remotely and, if so, (a) how much was offered and (b) to how many practices.
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Question reference: S6W-04116
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what Scottish Landfill Tax rate (a) biostabilised waste and (b) incinerator bottom ash (IBA) qualifies for.
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Question reference: S6W-04159
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the final aims and principles or brief for the public inquiry into the handling of COVID-19.
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Question reference: S6W-04272
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure an adequate supply of STEM teachers for secondary schools, to address any concerns about current shortages.
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Question reference: S6W-04230
- 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 Maree Todd on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time for breastfeeding support services was in each month between March 2019 and September 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-04231
- 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 Maree Todd on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether face-to-face breastfeeding support services are available to all women who request them.
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Question reference: S6W-04019
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its employment action plan for disabled people 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-03802
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 15 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the timetable is for publishing a revised work schedule on the implementation of the provisions in the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019.
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