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-01839
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people recorded as being homeless have died in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-01531
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates its COVID-19 Advisory Group has met since the 10 June 2021, and by what date the minutes and papers of each meeting will be made public.
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Question reference: S6W-02253
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many cases of antisocial behaviour have been reported in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-02225
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what research and analysis it has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned to inform its position on whether (i) children’s (ii) social work, (iii) mental health, (iv) alcohol and drugs, (v) justice social work and (vi) elements of prison services should be incorporated into the jurisdiction of a National Care Service.
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Question reference: S6W-02231
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation took place with (a) the social care sector, (b) trade unions, (c) third sector and charitable organisations, and (d) local authorities prior to the publication of A National Care Service for Scotland – Consultation.
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Question reference: S6W-02207
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will issue regulations and guidance to implement Part 2 of the Alcohol etc (Scotland) Act 2010, which allows local authorities to establish social responsibility levies on alcohol sales to support prevention and treatment of substance misuse.
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Question reference: S6W-02557
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to introduce proposals for Compulsory Sales Orders.
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Question reference: S6W-02079
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had or plans to hold with the Scottish Funding Council regarding supporting universities and colleges to ensure that there is capacity to grow and develop the number of trading standards officers required to meet any increase in demand arising from the (a) impact of Brexit, (b) recovery from COVID-19 and (c) changes in the environmental standards that are delivered through local authorities.
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Question reference: S6W-02081
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional trading standards officers local authorities will need to employ in the future to deliver (a) its agenda in response to the impact of Brexit, (b) the recovery from COVID-19 and (c) the standards expected from its environmental agenda.
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Question reference: S6W-02080
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the 2019 Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland (SCOTSS) trading standards' workforce survey, including its findings regarding the impact of (a) Brexit and (b) the greater environmental protection requirements arising from its green agenda.
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