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-00462
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what targeted support it is providing to communities to help deal with antisocial behaviour.
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Question reference: S6O-00338
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported Crown Office findings that there has been a 9% increase in reported charges with a "domestic abuse identifier" during the COVID-19 pandemic, what action it is taking to support victims of domestic violence.
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Question reference: S6O-00324
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it will support opportunities for the cultural sector to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic this winter.
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Question reference: S6W-03692
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that it is using every opportunity to use government funding to promote fair work and pay people the real living wage.
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Question reference: S6W-03154
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 1 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it is providing to the 450 employees of the company, People’s Energy, in light of it having ceased trading, and what support is being provided to any of the company's vulnerable customers who may be at risk of fuel poverty.
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Question reference: S6O-00172
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the Covid recovery secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding action to support the hospitality sector to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6O-00074
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what further guidance and support it will provide to community groups to help them meet the goal of net zero emissions.
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Question reference: S6W-00049
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to provide help, guidance and support to the Riverside Medical Centre in Musselburgh, to assist it in providing an acceptable standard of health service to its patients.
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Question reference: S5W-35648
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 24 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reconsider using mass vaccination venues as the main premises for administering the COVID-19 vaccine to people with learning disabilities and autism, and whether it will consider offering the vaccine to these groups through their GPs, in light of this offering a more familiar environment for people who may experience sensory overload.
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Question reference: S5W-35988
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 19 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the compliance plan approach it was developing alongside a review of the relevant person function in relation to housing developments.