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-00378
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any meetings held between (a) the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care or (b) its officials and ServiceNow of Santa Clara, California, regarding the performance of the vaccination appointment service that it is delivering as a partner to the Scottish Government.
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Question reference: S6W-00377
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many cancer referrals there have been in the Central Scotland parliamentary region in the last two years, broken down by month.
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Question reference: S6W-00451
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what exemptions from the £1,750 COVID-19 hotel quarantine charge it (a) is currently considering and (b) has considered and ruled out.
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Question reference: S6W-00444
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS patients in the Central Scotland parliamentary region have waited over 12 weeks for treatment in each year since 2018-19.
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Question reference: S6W-00446
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many planned NHS operations took place in the Central Scotland parliamentary region in each (a) of the last three years and (b) month since April 2021, and how many were cancelled, also broken down by reason for cancellation.
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Question reference: S6W-00447
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the independent public inquiry on care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic will (a) be launched, (b) conclude and (c) publish its findings.
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Question reference: S6W-00450
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 17 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance is available for students in further and higher education who are experiencing difficulties in affording their rent.
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Question reference: S6W-00514
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has determined a different appropriate social-distancing limit in places of worship from that in the hospitality sector, and what differences there were in the risk assessments used in each case to reach this position.
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Question reference: S6W-00448
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the impact of the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, what plans it has to review the social distancing limit in places of worship and reduce this to one metre.
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Question reference: S6W-00445
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 15 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much money it has invested in the Central Scotland parliamentary region in each year since 2019 to directly support businesses in creating jobs.