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-00667
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 5 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided to marine plastic pollution monitoring projects since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-00668
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 5 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Marine Scotland on the provision of a dedicated research vessel to monitor marine plastic pollution.
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Question reference: S6W-00874
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 5 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason food outlets are not permitted to operate on Euro 2020 matchdays within the grounds of Hampden Park, in light of the length of time that fans have been told to arrive before the game starts and merchandise stalls being permitted to operate.
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Question reference: S6W-00859
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support parents and carers to avoid using their car to travel to and from school.
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Question reference: S6W-00846
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what public information it has published regarding how to take an accurate COVID-19 lateral flow test, and whether it has any concerns that some people are not following the correct procedure.
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Question reference: S6W-00866
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 5 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there are no dedicated mother and baby residential care units for people seeking substance abuse treatment that would allow them to receive recovery support while living with their children, and what its position is on introducing such facilities.
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Question reference: S6W-00758
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 5 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the University of Stirling regarding alternatives to hotel quarantine measures for its students who are returning from red list countries.
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Question reference: S6W-00728
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 5 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the total capacity will be of designated quarantine accommodation for university students arriving in Scotland for the 2021-22 academic year.
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Question reference: S6W-00751
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 5 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many empty commercial properties there have been in each local authority in the South Scotland parliamentary region, in each year since 2011.
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Question reference: S6W-01045
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 5 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what protections there are for older people who have been mis-sold mobility scooters.
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