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-03034
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the accessibility of NHS dental care for mothers who have sought treatment during the first year of their child's life.
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Question reference: S6W-03033
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what research ministers have considered on the safety of children in relation to the wearing of face coverings.
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Question reference: S6W-03008
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) timetable and (b) process is for identifying potential new National Parks in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-03048
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with businesses regarding the fund to support pilots of a four-day working week; how this funding will be used to support the pilots, and when it anticipates the first pilots will begin.
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Question reference: S6W-03045
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many special advisers are assigned to each cabinet secretary and minister, broken down by (a) pay scale and (b) average (i) expenses claimed and (ii) hours worked each week.
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Question reference: S6W-03019
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the commitment in the publication, Women’s Health Plan: A Plan for 2021-2024, what its planned timeline is for “ensuring women’s services in NHS boards have dedicated facilities for women who are experiencing unexpected pregnancy complications”.
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Question reference: S6W-03009
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what budget it has allocated to progressing its plans to establish new National Parks in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-03047
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the report commissioned by Scottish Women in Sport, which found that only 20% of women fill the most senior roles in sports clubs and associations, what action it is taking to encourage more women into leadership roles in sport.
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Question reference: S6W-02764
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to findings from the Biodiversity Intactness Index showing that, of 240 countries and territories around the world that have been assessed, Scotland scores 212th, 28th from the bottom, in terms of biodiversity intactness.
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Question reference: S6W-03035
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, what consideration it has given to extending immediately the 12-month period, starting from the day a baby is born, within which new mothers are able to receive free NHS dental treatment.
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