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-04361
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 24 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) climate activist groups and (b) environmental organisations, regarding their concerns about the policing of protests during COP26.
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Question reference: S6W-04393
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of its commitment to provide 1,000 additional staff members in primary care mental health services, including (a) which roles it expects to provide, (b) by what date recruitment for the roles is expected to begin and (c) by what date all 1,000 additional staff are expected to be in place.
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Question reference: S6W-04355
- Asked by: Marie McNair, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 24 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many electric cars have been sold in each of the last five years, how the percentage of cars that are electric compared to those that use other fuels has changed over the last five years, what incentives will be put in place to encourage drivers to switch to electric cars and what (a) funding and (b) support is being provided to (i) local authorities and (ii) businesses seeking to install electric charging points.
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Question reference: S6W-04421
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will deliver on The Promise that it made to care experienced young people.
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Question reference: S6W-04357
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 24 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the pay deal reportedly agreed between the RMT trade union and Abellio ScotRail, whether it will instruct Serco Caledonian Sleeper to negotiate a pay deal for its workers that (a) provides parity with the pay deal agreed for ScotRail workers and (b) is not contingent on any efficiency measures being put in place.
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Question reference: S6W-04253
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 24 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its current estimate is of the number of people who have been trafficked into Scotland or are being held against their will through acts of modern slavery.
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Question reference: S6W-04281
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its capital allocation has been to North Ayrshire Council in real terms in each year since 1999-2000, up to and including 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-03979
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many sessions are being provided as part of the COVID-19 booster programme, compared with the initial vaccination programme.
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Question reference: S6W-03936
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of eligible patients will have received their COVID-19 booster vaccine by 31 December 2021.