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-15321
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with NHS Ayrshire and Arran following the Primary Care Out of Hours Workforce Survey 2022, published by Public Health Scotland on 14 February 2023, which found that the NHS board has reported a 6% decrease in the number of GPs working in out-of-hours services since 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-15305
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much Food Standards Scotland has spent on investigations in Dumfries and Galloway in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S6W-15357
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people from a BAME background have accessed patient clinical trials in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-15292
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS staff have participated in the NHS Scotland Interim National Arrangement on Retire and Return since it was established, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) job role.
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Question reference: S6W-15306
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria Food Standards Scotland uses to decide whether to (a) launch and (b) continue an investigation into a food producer.
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Question reference: S6W-15330
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 8 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of the datasets that are published within the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture portfolio, and what the frequency of publication of each is.
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Question reference: S6W-15371
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 8 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to tackle any increase in the number of feral pigs in Scotland, in light of reported concerns raised by rural stakeholders.
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Question reference: S6W-15346
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce legislation similar to the so-called Awaab’s Law, which would require social landlords to fix reported health hazards within specified time frames.
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Question reference: S6W-15354
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many homes are currently available for people with complex care needs, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-15323
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to establishing the post of an Older People’s Commissioner.