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-00042
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 May 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support method-of-production labelling on animal products to allow consumers to make choices based on the welfare provenance of foods, in light of this being considered by the UK Government.
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Question reference: S6W-00110
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35844 by Fiona Hyslop on 16 March 2021, in light of the cabinet secretary's comment that "we have urged the UK Government to make improvements to" the Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) systems, whether it has suggested in these discussions that a review should be carried out of the standard fee that is required for the GP letters that must accompany ESA applications, and for this review to also consider setting a cap on the fee.
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Question reference: S6W-00050
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time is for a CAMHS autism assessment, and what steps are being taken to address any backlog due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-00064
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-27605 by John Swinney on 10 March 2020, whether it will provide the same information for 2019-20.
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Question reference: S6W-00057
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are being taken to ensure that all university students will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the autumn term.
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Question reference: S6W-00007
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it has offered to the Indian Government in light of the country's COVID-19 emergency and resultant humanitarian crisis.
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Question reference: S6W-00129
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering a high street voucher scheme, as is being implemented in Northern Ireland.
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Question reference: S6W-00123
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 27 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government (a) whether it has used, and (b) what plans it has to use, the so-called "keeping pace" power in section 1(1) of the UK Withdrawal from the EU (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-00083
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will align with Global Travel Taskforce arrangements simultaneously with other nations, to ensure that travel agents and the wider travel industry can resume business operations in line with the four nations approach.
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Question reference: S6W-00058
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 May 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether records of weather conditions that affect the Queensferry Crossing and the Forth Road Bridge, including wind speed and wind direction, are publicly available and, if so, whether it will provide information on where the public can access these records.