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: S5O-01026
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what additional income will be raised in 2017-18 by local authorities that have increased Council Tax rates.
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Question reference: S5F-01257
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 May 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 May 2017
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government is marking Mental Health Awareness Week.
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Question reference: S5W-08337
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 19 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it will increase the mental health workforce.
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Question reference: S5W-08448
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2017
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Alasdair Allan on 29 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress made in relation to its International Development Small Grants Programme funding round 2017-18.
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Question reference: S5W-07935
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of staff working in the NHS.
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Question reference: S5W-07384
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 22 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03160 by Shona Robison on 7 October 2016, whether it has reached a decision on how it will take forward its response to the consultation on the proposed amendments to the National Health Service Central Register (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
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Question reference: S5O-00611
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is confident that the UK Government will lay its commencement order in time for the Scottish Government to take forward its social security plans.
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Question reference: S5O-00604
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of fibre-optic cables across the Rutherglen constituency.
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Question reference: S5O-00507
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 21 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding projects in Scotland have received through the Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation grant scheme.
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Question reference: S5W-05677
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2016
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 19 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its NHS delivery plan.