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: S5W-29865
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-29350 by John Swinney on 4 June 2020, whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) a full breakdown of the data and methodology used in the Silver Swan exercise.
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Question reference: S5W-29780
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that there will be no shortage of (a) COVID-19 tests and (b) PPE if there is a second wave of the virus.
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Question reference: S5W-27966
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what contingency planning has taken place with (a) local authorities, (b) the voluntary sector and (c) the private sector regarding the delivery of care services during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28730
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether relatives with power of attorney should be consulted about do not resuscitate (DNR) notices when a patient lacks capacity.
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Question reference: S5W-29657
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will extend COVID-19 testing to asymptomatic oil and gas workers to enable a safe increase in production activity.
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Question reference: S5W-29768
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 18 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a one-off grant to dairy farmers affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, similar to that being offered in England.
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Question reference: S5W-29645
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 17 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to questions S5W-29285 and S5W-29287 by Ben Macpherson on 3 June 2020, in light of it not holding this information about the business support grants scheme centrally, how it can assess effectively the (a) level of support that has been delivered to each industry sector and subsequent properties and (b) effectiveness of the scheme and whether there are any gaps in support.
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Question reference: S5W-29528
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 17 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many older people’s care homes in the voluntary sector are owned by the same body, broken down by (a) body and (b) number of homes owned.
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Question reference: S5W-29526
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 17 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, as of 1 June 2020, how many older people’s care homes are in the (a) private, (b) public and (c) voluntary sector.
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Question reference: S5W-29527
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 17 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many older people’s care homes in the private sector are owned by the same company, broken down by (a) company and (b) number of homes owned.
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