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-03334
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 13 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the police officer base operational level was in the Forth Valley region on 16 August 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-03337
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 13 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when police officer base operational levels in C Division were last reviewed.
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Question reference: S6W-03358
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 13 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it reviewed the human rights implications of Police Scotland's work in Sri Lanka, and whether it will publish the paper that was presented at a meeting of Police Scotland’s International Development Board on 19 May 2021 regarding its work with the police force in Sri Lanka, which led to a decision at that meeting to pause the programme.
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Question reference: S6W-03486
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 13 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the average number of hours per week that convicted prisoners spend on purposeful activity (a) across the prison estate and (b) in each penal establishment has been in each year since 2016-17, also broken down by those on (i) short sentences, (ii) long sentences and (iii) remand.
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Question reference: S6W-02926
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce waiting times for dermatology services, and whether it will extend the collection of waiting times data in dermatology.
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Question reference: S6W-02752
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to figures from Public Health Scotland suggesting that the average number of primary contacts for COVID-19 cases has reduced from six in the week beginning 20 June 2021 to 1.5 in the week beginning 29 August.
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Question reference: S6W-02970
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what planning it is undertaking to ensure that there are sufficient nurses with the right competencies and skills to fill vacant specialist roles as they arise.
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Question reference: S6W-02811
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact that COVID-19 vaccine status checks and vaccine passports will have on (a) vaccine uptake and (b) COVID-19 case numbers.
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Question reference: S6W-02794
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many GP vacancies there are; where they are located, and what plans it has to recruit GPs.
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Question reference: S6W-02791
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices there are, and what percentage of these practices currently have (a) musculo-skeletal practitioners, (b) primary care mental health nurses and (c) urgent care practitioners, broken down by NHS board.