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-03663
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many female butchers there are in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-03633
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many allotment spaces have been available in each local authority area in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-03658
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop a national standard for electric vehicle charging points in housing developments.
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Question reference: S6W-03640
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points, and how much funding it has provided to each local authority in each of the last five years in this regard.
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Question reference: S6W-03638
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what training it has funded or provided in each of the last five years to support disabled people to use public transport.
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Question reference: S6W-03666
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the waiting times for people requiring an x-ray.
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Question reference: S6W-03655
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with local authorities regarding the levels of council tax debt that has built up during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-03842
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the UK Government regarding the application of VAT to deposits made under its Deposit Return Scheme; whether it has reached an agreement with the UK Government on this matter, and when it anticipates being able to confirm to businesses and consumers whether VAT will be applied to these deposits.
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Question reference: S6W-03780
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to join the National Metastatic Breast Cancer Audit.
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Question reference: S6W-03632
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what funding or support it has provided to help expand the provision of allotments in Scotland in each of the last five years.