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-03487
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to adding the free flu vaccination distribution list to the COVID-19 booster vaccination list.
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Question reference: S6W-03562
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how the NHS and Care Winter Package will support the care of people with severe mental ill health, including those experiencing a delayed discharge from hospital.
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Question reference: S6W-03433
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 October 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 27 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it is aligning the Tenant Hardship Loan Fund with its recently announced grant funding for tenants in rent arrears.
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Question reference: S6W-03607
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many existing hospital beds will be released as a result of improvements that are planned to reduce delayed discharge.
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Question reference: S6W-03639
- 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 27 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the cyberattack on SEPA had on the processing of planning applications.
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Question reference: S6W-03305
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 26 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) the Deputy First Minister and (b) any of its (i) special advisers and (ii) civil servants have breached any codes of conduct by failing to provide to the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints information that has since made it into the public domain.
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Question reference: S6W-03332
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 26 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment by the Minister for Transport on 23 September 2021 that there is a plan in place to provide 30,000 electric vehicle charge points by 2030, which is “evolving”, whether it will publish this plan, and by what date the fully-completed final plan will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-03393
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what research it is carrying out on the presence of pharmaceuticals in the natural environment.
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Question reference: S6W-03401
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the World Health Organization (WHO) publication, Global Air Quality Guidelines, on 22 September 2021, and what plans it has to set new targets to meet the new air pollution levels set out by WHO.
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Question reference: S6W-03383
- Asked by: Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 26 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to townships that are trying to improve the condition of their primary road to a point where it can be adopted by the local authority.