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-04057
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many school pupils in Scotland have paid for music tuition, provided by their local authority, since April 2021, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-04059
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish a response to the results of the Prohibiting smoking outside hospital buildings: consultation.
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Question reference: S6W-04062
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02154 by Maree Todd on 27 August 2021, whether it will launch a consultation on restricting the advertising and promotion of Nicotine Vapour Products (NVPs) in November 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-03986
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it released the £0.5 million funding to Care and Repair Scotland for the purpose of supporting older and disabled homeowners on low incomes to install fire and smoke alarms that are compliant with the new standard, and on what date those funds were released to local care and repair services.
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Question reference: S6W-04015
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether special public transport arrangements are being made to ensure that key workers, such as nurses, are still able to get to their workplaces in the event that rail workers take industrial action during COP26.
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Question reference: S6W-03485
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gave to people who are unable to receive their scheduled COVID-19 vaccine dose as a result of testing positive for the virus, when it was developing its COVID-19 vaccine certification policy.
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Question reference: S6W-03759
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the funding support for services for the delivery of the refreshed Human Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy will be an open tendering process, and, if so, when it anticipates this will take place.
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Question reference: S6W-03724
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what representations Network Rail made to (a) it and (b) Transport Scotland regarding its reported decision not to proceed with double-tracking the East Kilbride line.
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Question reference: S6W-03741
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it is encouraging the retrofitting of cars with electric engines by (a) incentivising individuals and businesses to have cars retrofitted with electric engines and (b) providing support for businesses specialising in retrofitting.
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Question reference: S6W-03754
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how potential victims of human trafficking in Scotland are identified.
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