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: S6F-03216
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2024
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will review the impact of the short-term let licensing legislation, in light of the upcoming summer tourist season.
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Question reference: S6W-27726
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to investigate any reasons for the standardised mortality ratio reportedly being (a) above the upper warning limit for the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and (b) below the lower warning limit for the Western General Hospital, in 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-27734
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what research has been undertaken into whether dog harnesses are as effective at controlling aggressive dogs as leads.
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Question reference: S6W-27846
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that it is failing to adequately fund the (a) enablement of more complex anterior eye conditions managed by independent prescribing optometrists in the community and (b) development of a new National Low Vision service, as set out in the NHS Recovery Plan, and when it plans to ensure that these services are rolled out across Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-27772
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress has been made towards increasing the number of combined sewage overflow networks that are being monitored.
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Question reference: S6W-27771
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress has been made towards delivering the 2027 River Basin Management Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-27735
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on the number of attacks by dogs on people that have been committed by dogs in harnesses as opposed to with leads.
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Question reference: S6W-27733
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it logs and collates incidents of dog attacks in each local authority area to understand the extent of any problem.
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Question reference: S6W-27616
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to establish the extent of the use of part-time timetables in schools.
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