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: S6O-00156
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Mental Health in Schools Working Group.
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Question reference: S6O-00136
- Asked by: Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to introduce "bairns’ hooses".
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Question reference: S6O-00153
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is putting in place to support outdoor education.
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Question reference: S6O-00161
- Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support it can provide to people undertaking managed quarantine at Scottish airports who are unable to afford the costs but not in receipt of any welfare benefits.
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Question reference: S6O-00158
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what its position is on the proposed timetable changes set out by ScotRail in its Fit for the Future consultation.
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Question reference: S6O-00157
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the level of ambulance cover across Mid-Scotland and Fife.
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Question reference: S6O-00159
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported decline in air passengers travelling through Scottish airports.
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Question reference: S6O-00162
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it will address the backlog in NHS dentistry.
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Question reference: S6O-00160
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its proposals to establish a publicly-owned energy company that will generate and supply energy.
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Question reference: S6W-02008
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 8 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to continue with its approach of aligning with or exceeding EU environmental standards, and what its response is, regarding the potential impact on Scotland, to the UK Government’s reported proposals to change the application of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 in England.
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