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-02324
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to take to tackle the issue of nuisance gulls in town centres in situations where growing gull populations are impacting on the quality of life of residents.
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Question reference: S6W-02256
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to establish a working group to develop policies to support individuals who have developed dementia through sport, and their families, and, if so, which groups and organisations will be invited to participate.
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Question reference: S6W-02300
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government in what way applicants to the Equalities and Human Rights Fund were to demonstrate impact on equalities and human rights.
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Question reference: S6W-02241
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of its current forestry targets, in light of the specific recommendations in the report, Farming for 1.5C: From here to 2045.
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Question reference: S6W-02391
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on bringing deer management into closer alignment with Scotland’s Forestry Strategy 2019-2029.
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Question reference: S6W-02572
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government which agency is responsible for the provision of short-term mobility aids, in each NHS board area.
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Question reference: S6W-02569
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to conduct and complete a review of the delivery of the guidance on the provision of short-term mobility aids.
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Question reference: S6W-02570
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the status of the roll-out, in each NHS board, of guidance on the provision of short-term mobility aids.
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Question reference: S6W-02571
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its deadline is for the full delivery of the provision of short-term mobility aids across all NHS boards.
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Question reference: S6W-02663
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35396 by Kevin Stewart on 1 March 2021, what steps it is taking to ensure that developments that may have the effect of worsening the climate emergency and reported nature emergency are not included in National Planning Framework 4.
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