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-31453
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has called on the UK Government to exempt the NHS Scotland Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme from the capital rules for reserved social security benefit entitlement.
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Question reference: S5W-31408
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 8 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that dental practices have access to sufficient and appropriate PPE.
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Question reference: S5T-02368
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases to a level not seen since May 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-30743
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of required staff working with cancer patients were tested in the first week of COVID-19 testing, which commenced on 8 July 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-30742
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS staff working with cancer patients have been tested for COVID-19 since 8 July 2020, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-31189
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 25 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the scientific basis is for maintaining the restrictions on access to mobile complementary therapies that were imposed in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and by what date it expects these services will be able to resume.
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Question reference: S5W-31193
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 25 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when indoor youth activities such as dance classes will be able to resume and what scientific advice underpins any ongoing restrictions.
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Question reference: S5F-04304
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 August 2020
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-30664
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it will put in place to prevent further mass culling of mountain hares when the mountain hare closed season ends on 1 August 2020.