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-03539
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase the number of defibrillators in public places.
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Question reference: S6W-03578
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information Social Security Scotland holds on current pension credit uptake, and how many people who are currently entitled to pension credit do not claim it.
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Question reference: S6W-03564
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will revise the guidance on face coverings in places of worship.
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Question reference: S6W-03558
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the causes of varying recycling performance between local authorities, and when any such analysis will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-03506
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to raise the cap on individual businesses accessing the Flexible Workforce Development Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-03551
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reasons for the reported reduction in life expectancy for people in (a) North Ayrshire and (b) Inverclyde between 2016-18 and 2018-2020.
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Question reference: S6W-03511
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Flexible Workforce Development Fund was allocated to each sector in 2020-21.
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Question reference: S6W-03629
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the reported repeated occurrences of anti-Irish chants and behaviour of some individuals at Scottish football grounds.
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Question reference: S6W-03476
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide a substantive answer to question S6W-02293, which received a holding response on 13 September 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-03429
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with Optometry Scotland regarding its request for a fee uplift and regular yearly review of fees; when it anticipates making an announcement on this, and whether any increase will be backdated to the start of the financial year.
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