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-02599
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much has been paid to each local authority through planning obligations in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-02265
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review any guidance that permits replanting following clearfell on deep peatland.
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Question reference: S6W-02489
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on providing direct additional funding to carer centres seeking to provide grants to support their service users in purchasing services that will support their caring role, improve their health and wellbeing and assist them with meeting their everyday requirements, including meals, cleaning, laundry, gardening and transport.
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Question reference: S6W-02522
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date a learning disability, autism and neurodiversity commissioner will be appointed.
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Question reference: S6W-02251
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many Neighbourhood Watch schemes have been in place in each year, since 2007.
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Question reference: S6W-02063
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reconsider plans for the workplace parking levy, in light of concerns that it may place financial pressure on businesses as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-02413
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what importance it places on ensuring that people who deliver frontline public services receive suicide prevention training, and whether it monitors how many people are trained.
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Question reference: S6W-02479
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on what proportion of children who finished primary school in each year since 2018 were able to swim, also broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-02410
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to renew its suicide prevention strategy once the current action plan expires.
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Question reference: S6W-02412
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides to (a) local authorities and (b) NHS boards to carry out suicide prevention training.
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