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-02349
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on dentistry in each of the last five years, and how much of this total was paid to general dental practice.
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Question reference: S6W-02630
- Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 August 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Clare Haughey on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of COVID-19 on the financial sustainability of childcare providers in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-02629
- Asked by: Kaukab Stewart, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 August 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the OECD’s comparative paper on assessment and qualifications published today, and whether it will provide an update on the work regarding the OECD’s recommendations on the Curriculum for Excellence as outlined on 22 June.
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Question reference: S6W-02627
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 August 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Angus Robertson on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when the Registrar General for Scotland will publish the annual report for 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-02220
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its employees were dismissed during Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 in (a) Scotland and (b) the Grampian region.
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Question reference: S6W-01630
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that documents confirming that COVID-19 vaccinations have been received in countries other than the UK are not being accepted for the purpose of granting visitors to Scotland an exemption from quarantining; whether it (a) can and (b) will issue guidance on the recognition of COVID-19 vaccination programmes and certification from other countries, and, if so, by what date.
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Question reference: S6T-00112
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 August 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has made of the joint statement by the World Health Organization and UNICEF on the need to prioritise in-person classroom-based learning as efforts to manage the COVID-19 pandemic continue.
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Question reference: S6T-00106
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 August 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the preparation and planning being undertaken to support people fleeing Afghanistan who may be resettled in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6F-00202
- Asked by: Neil Gray, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 August 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 September 2021
To ask the First Minister what engagement the Scottish Government has had with the UK Government regarding the reduction to universal credit that is set to take place at the end of September.
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Question reference: S6F-00196
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 August 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 September 2021
To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet.