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-10214
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to prepare a national framework for social prescribing, to facilitate a consistent, effective and high-quality approach.
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Question reference: S6W-10761
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2022
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Angus Robertson on 31 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the Registrar General will publish the annual report for 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-10108
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the roll-out of free digital devices for all school children will take place in East Lothian.
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Question reference: S6W-10107
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the timeline for the roll-out of the national allowance for foster and kinship carers, as per its committed actions to deliver The Promise by 2030.
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Question reference: S6W-09764
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent data from the Scottish Stroke Care Audit showing that in NHS Lothian the number of stroke admissions rose by 9.5% and the proportion of stroke patients that received thrombolysis fell by 4.3%.
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Question reference: S6W-09568
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding the potential impact on Scotland, to the Ofgem consultation on RIIO-ED2 Draft Determinations, which sets out a five-year vision to "transform local energy grids to support the transition to a cleaner, affordable, home-grown low-carbon energy system, as part of its draft plans for the next electricity distribution price control (known as RIIO-ED2)".
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Question reference: S6W-09337
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 15 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Seabird Conservation Strategy will be finalised, in light of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) reportedly impacting globally-significant populations of seabirds, such as the northern gannet colony on the Bass Rock.
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Question reference: S6W-09341
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to support the construction industry, including through upskilling and a transition to Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), to help ensure the provision of safe, high-quality, affordable housing.
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Question reference: S6W-09339
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the innovation component of the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing process for floating offshore wind is able to deliver supply chain opportunities and jobs in advance of ScotWind.
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Question reference: S6W-09340
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to develop a national retrofit strategy that will ensure that current and future accessibility needs are met, in addition to meeting net zero targets.