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-02722
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02388 by Kevin Stewart on 2 September 2021, which services contracted by NHS boards and health and social care partnerships are not reported to the Care Inspectorate, making their employees ineligible for the £500 payment, and how many employees this will affect.
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Question reference: S6W-02710
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 17 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32512 by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 November 2020, how many cases of fly-tipping have been recorded in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021 to date.
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Question reference: S6W-02690
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many two-year-olds are currently (a) receiving and (b) eligible for 1,140 hours of funded early learning and childcare in each local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-02603
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop a national workforce plan for social work.
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Question reference: S6W-02604
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 17 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many young people have received free music tuition in each local authority area in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-01740
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 17 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what funding from the 2019-20 budget has been made available to fund projects relating to flooding, and what support is available for Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders, to address flooding problems.
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Question reference: S6W-02695
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what it expects the cost to be of the transition to non-gas boiler systems per household; by what method this has been calculated; on whom will responsibility fall to meet these costs, and what financial support will be provided to households to help them meet any of the costs.
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Question reference: S6W-02653
- Asked by: Evelyn Tweed, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported high numbers of people visiting Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park, what (a) action it is taking to support local communities and public authorities to manage any increased visitor activity, while maintaining access to services for residents, and (b) funding is available for investment in infrastructure, including in visitor facilities, public transport and active travel, to support the area to manage the experiences of both visitors and residents.
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Question reference: S6W-02734
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria (a) musicians and (b) venues will be required to meet to be eligible for support from the Scotland on Tour fund.
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Question reference: S6W-02740
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the UK Government Family Mediation Voucher Scheme, and what its position is on introducing a similar initiative.
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