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-05918
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many Integration Joint Boards have (a) suspended meetings and (b) suspended committees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-05945
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what formal support is available to police officers and staff experiencing poor mental health.
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Question reference: S6W-05962
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on implementing the recommendations of the Scottish Parliamentary Working Group on Tenement Maintenance in relation to owners (a) in tenements forming owners' associations, (b) and building reserve funds and (c) and five-yearly building condition reports, which it committed to support through voluntary and incremental change until legislation is in place.
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Question reference: S6W-05930
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons no requests have been granted for victims to attend parole board hearings since this was permitted in March 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-05947
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what specialist support Police Scotland offers to police officers and staff experiencing poor mental health.
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Question reference: S6W-05926
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider launching public health campaigns to address the stigma around hepatitis C and other blood borne viruses.
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Question reference: S6W-05967
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of Audit Scotland’s report, Planning for Skills, what action it is taking to improve collaborative working between Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council on skills alignment.
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Question reference: S6W-05946
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action Police Scotland is taking to reduce the number of police officer and staff working days lost due to poor mental health.
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Question reference: S6W-05908
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what options appraisal has been carried out of a range of low and zero carbon space and water heating technologies suitable for off-gas-grid homes.
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Question reference: S6W-05958
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what further action it is taking to address the impacts of flaring on surrounding communities of Shell’s natural gas liquids plant and ExxonMobil's ethylene plant at Mossmorran.