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: S6O-01665
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to enhance data collection for educational improvement.
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Question reference: S6F-01564
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 November 2022
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the Supreme Court decision regarding legislating on an independence referendum.
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Question reference: S6F-01481
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2022
To ask the First Minister what work the Scottish Government is doing to improve Living Wage equality.
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Question reference: S6O-01484
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its latest engagement has been with the UK Government regarding the funding available to support people with the increased cost of living.
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Question reference: S6F-01433
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2022
To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to curb the reported sharp rise in e-cigarette use amongst teenagers.
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Question reference: S6W-11040
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 29 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it can support innovative projects, such as the Recovery and Wellbeing Village under development at Hamilton Accies Football Club; what its position is on whether it regards community-centred and co-produced initiatives like the Accies village model as benefitting local families, and whether it considers that the Accies village model could be replicated at other Scottish football clubs.
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Question reference: S6O-01383
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how the cost of living crisis is impacting its Covid Recovery Strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-09611
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the consideration of recommendations received from the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB) for the 2022-23 pay offer.
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Question reference: S6O-01304
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports from Salmon Scotland that bureaucracy as a result of Brexit is costing the industry £3 million per annum to export to the EU and is threatening Scotland’s competitiveness.
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Question reference: S6W-08886
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve commissioning and procurement in the social care sector in advance of establishing a National Care Service, and what assurances it will provide that its plans for a National Care Service will incentivise providers to (a) focus on providing the highest quality of care and (b) prioritise enhanced pay and conditions for social care staff.