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-01437
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government who will act as the Operator of Last Resort for the ScotRail franchise from March 2022 and, if this information is not available, whether it can confirm that it will not consider using Abellio in this role.
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Question reference: S6W-01490
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the cost of concessionary travel, including the Young Persons and Older and Disabled Persons Travel Schemes.
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Question reference: S6W-01439
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the organisational structure will be of Operator of Last Resort for the ScotRail franchise; who the members will be of the senior management team, and what processes will be followed to appoint them.
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Question reference: S6W-01752
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) treatment for patients with multiple sclerosis is not currently provided by any NHS boards, despite it having been approved for use by NHS Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-01683
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) plan, (b) governance and (c) estimated timescale is for the full restoration of the Glasgow School of Art.
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Question reference: S6W-01759
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland report, Concerns about the care of women with mental ill health in prison in Scotland, what additional (a) financial and (b) other resources it is considering providing for the Scottish Prison Service to help support female inmates’ mental health.
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Question reference: S6W-01751
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) treatment for multiple sclerosis will be available to NHS patients.
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Question reference: S6W-01798
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to local authorities to raise awareness of mobile/walk-in COVID-19 testing centres.
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Question reference: S6W-01856
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support is being offered to dental practices to assist them in addressing long waiting times for patients.
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Question reference: S6W-01724
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the third sector in the last year regarding support for autism services, and who is responsible for decisions on this matter.
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