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-31266
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many part-time forensic pathologists have been based in Aberdeen in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S6W-31254
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to improve productivity in the public sector, and how it measures any progress on this.
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Question reference: S6W-31173
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how often cabins on sailings of the passenger Northern Isles Ferry Services between Aberdeen-Lerwick have reached full bookable capacity in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-31232
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many buildings have had reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) removed to date (a) in total and (b) with the assistance of government funding.
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Question reference: S6W-31256
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the (a) Alcohol and Drug Partnerships in Scotland: Annual Survey 2023/24 and (b) finding that only (i) 30% of alcohol and drug partnerships have an alcohol harms group and (ii) 27% have an alcohol death review group.
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Question reference: S6W-31227
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27073 by Joe FitzPatrick on 3 May 2024, in light of the minister's comment that the "intention is to agree and publish the framework in advance of Budget 2025-26", whether it has agreed a fiscal framework with local government and, if so, on what date this will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-31248
- Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, under the fair work conditionality for public sector grants, how it (a) assesses and (b) monitors the delivery of "appropriate channels for effective workers' voice" by grant recipients.
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Question reference: S6W-31265
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many part-time forensic pathologists are based in Aberdeen.
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Question reference: S6W-31214
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25762 by Natalie Don on 13 March 2024, whether it will provide an update on what the average length of time has been between a disclosure check application being received by Disclosure Scotland and the provision of disclosure information in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-31211
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether all parts of the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area have access to a home ear syringing service, and, if not, which parts of the NHS board area do not currently have access to this service.
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