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-02366
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the children currently awaiting a neuro-developmental assessment are (a) six years old or younger, (b) seven to 12 years old, (c) 13 to 16 years old and (d) older than 16 years of age.
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Question reference: S6W-02367
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of children currently awaiting a neuro-developmental assessment have a lead professional supporting them and their families, and of these, how many are in a (a) medical and (b) educational capacity.
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Question reference: S6W-02368
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time is for a child to receive a neuro-developmental assessment, and what its position is on what the target waiting time should be.
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Question reference: S6W-02546
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the 2018 report by the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, Salmon Farming in Scotland, which states "that if the industry is to grow, the 'status quo' in terms of regulation and enforcement is not acceptable" and that "urgent and meaningful action needs to be taken to address regulatory deficiencies as well as fish health and environmental issues before the industry can expand", and the potential delay in addressing such concerns due to the commencement of the external review of the regulatory process involved in fish farming, to be conducted by Professor Russel Griggs, whether it will give immediate consideration to halting any further expansion of salmon farming until a satisfactory new regulatory regime is in place.
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Question reference: S6W-02274
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the costs of tackling littering in each local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-02493
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on expanding flexibility in self-directed support in all health and social care partnership areas to enable carers and the people that they care for to arrange support in a way that meets their needs.
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Question reference: S6W-02280
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many jet skis have been registered for use on Loch Lomond in each year since the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park was established.
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Question reference: S6W-01963
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it achieved its plan to complete the development of 12,000 hectares of woodland in 2020-21.
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Question reference: S6W-02254
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many accessible homes have been built in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-02061
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support (a) it and (b) Creative Scotland provides to the independent theatre sector, what its response is to concerns by representatives of independent theatres that there are severe inequalities in the sector and an uneven playing field when it comes to government support for theatres, and what action it is taking to ensure that a fair and diverse funding distribution model is in place to help widen access to culture across a broad range of venues and organisations.
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