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-03467
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the legislation that it will introduce to implement COVID-19 vaccine certification.
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Question reference: S6W-02317
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to local authorities to enable them to target people who are (a) homeless, (b) at risk of homelessness and (c) otherwise considered vulnerable regarding the provision of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Question reference: S6W-02316
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people who are (i) homeless and (ii) at risk of homelessness have received at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Question reference: S6W-02332
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Gilead Sciences, which is a manufacturer of sacituzumab govitecan, also known as Trodelvy, to ensure that patients in Scotland are able to access this drug for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
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Question reference: S6W-02318
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support it has provided to COVID-19 vaccination outreach programmes for homeless people in the West Scotland region.
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Question reference: S6W-02427
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been given COVID-19 vaccination appointments for their (a) first and (b) second dose at a vaccination centre that was further than (i) 10, (ii) 20 and (iii) 30 miles from their home.
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Question reference: S6W-02354
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support is in place for people with the condition, essential tremor.
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Question reference: S6W-02343
- Asked by: Siobhian Brown, MSP for Ayr, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its consideration of the potential use of private sector COVID-19 testing kits for people travelling from Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-02344
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many calls to the Scottish Ambulance Service have been responded to (a) within (i) under 10, (ii) 10 to 29, (iii) 30 to 59 and (iv) 60 to 120 and (b) after over 120 minutes in each calendar year since 2016, also broken down by NHS board area.
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Question reference: S6W-03092
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many members it anticipates will participate in its proposed ministerial working group on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development, and whether it will commit to publishing participant details.