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-03532
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an updated estimate of the financial cost to the Isle of Arran economy of the delayed MV Glen Sannox ferry.
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Question reference: S6W-03687
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce an initiative similar to the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme Demonstrator that has been introduced by UK Government and, if so, by what date.
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Question reference: S6W-03478
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence requirements it will set for self-catering premises owners seeking to register their property for non-domestic rates to demonstrate that the let is (a) available for 140 days and (b) actually let for 70 days in a financial year, in order to remain on the valuation roll; how these requirements will be enforced, and how enforcement will be funded.
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Question reference: S6W-03961
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the use of non-animal alternatives in research and testing that currently uses animals.
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Question reference: S6W-03974
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the bursary for care experienced people in education on their access to other benefits, including housing benefit and universal credit.
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Question reference: S6W-03439
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment by the Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands during his ministerial statement on 11 February 2021 that a "hydrogen action plan...is due for publication in 2021", by what date in 2021 it plans to publish this.
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Question reference: S6W-03788
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Fund have been (a) received and (b) declined, and how much funding has been distributed through this fund to date.
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Question reference: S6W-03843
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many on-street bike hangars (secure, covered spaces for residents to park their bikes) are available across Scotland, and what demand there is for bike hangars.
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Question reference: S6W-03844
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35805 by John Swinney on 15 March 2021, how many counsellors are currently in place to provide counselling services to schools.
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Question reference: S6W-03792
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) short- and (b) long-term bereavement support is available for families who lose a child suddenly in an NHS hospital.
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