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-00074
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how its policy of providing a bicycle to every child who cannot afford one will be administered.
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Question reference: S6W-00092
- Asked by: Neil Gray, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many children in the Airdrie and Shotts constituency it estimates will be included in the roll-out of free school breakfasts and lunches.
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Question reference: S6W-00090
- Asked by: Neil Gray, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many carers in the Airdrie and Shotts constituency receive the Carer's Allowance Supplement.
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Question reference: S6W-00076
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out the eligibility criteria for its policy to provide a bicycle for children who cannot afford one.
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Question reference: S6W-00077
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much money it has allocated to fulfil its policy to provide a bicycle for children who cannot afford one.
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Question reference: S6W-00078
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many bicycles it has estimated will be needed each year in order to fulfil its policy to provide a bicycle for children who cannot afford one.
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Question reference: S6W-00088
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S5W-28271 and S5W-35532 by John Swinney on 20 April 2020 and 4 March 2021 respectively, whether it will provide the information for 2020 regarding the number of additional support for learning (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants there were in each local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-00079
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what age groups of children will be covered by its policy to provide a bicycle to children who cannot afford one.
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Question reference: S6W-00183
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the resolution of the Parliament on motion S5M-23385 on 18 November 2020, what action it has taken to resource the improvement of ventilation in the school estate.
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Question reference: S6W-00139
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to COVID-19 vaccinations for under-18s ahead of the start of the 2021-22 university and college term.