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-02172
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated from its Budget to cover the costs of its challenge of the decision of the UK Secretary of State for Scotland to issue an order under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 in respect of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-16385
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the provisions of the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 relating to tenancies should be extended.
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Question reference: S6O-02131
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support the Proposed Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill in order to aim to save lives and tackle Scotland’s drug deaths crisis.
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Question reference: S6W-16389
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it envisages any potential delays to the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry.
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Question reference: S6W-16390
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its contingency plans are, should the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry become severely delayed.
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Question reference: S6W-16387
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 should be (a) repealed and (b) replaced with new legislation.
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Question reference: S6W-16391
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will cooperate with the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry.
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Question reference: S6W-16388
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether (a) ministers and (b) former ministers should make themselves available to appear before the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry.
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Question reference: S6W-16392
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will accept the findings of the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry.
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Question reference: S6W-16383
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 12 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to phase out the Covid-19 Recovery portfolio.