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-05433
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that local authorities can deal effectively with emergency cases of homelessness outwith office hours and in a way that does not rely on the person having access to the internet or a phone line.
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Question reference: S5W-05078
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 8 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to move its staff and departments away from the major cities.
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Question reference: S5W-05077
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 8 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03390 by Maureen Watt on 31 October 2016, what the outcome was of the assessment on reducing waiting time for diagnosing children, and whether it will consider setting a waiting times target for this.
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Question reference: S5W-05086
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 6 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had or plans with the T in the Park organisers regarding the future of the event, including its possible relocation to Glasgow.
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Question reference: S5W-04847
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 1 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff (a) it and (b) its agencies have employed in Glasgow in each year since 2007, and what information it has regarding other public sector staff.
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Question reference: S5W-04859
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has used to encourage cycling in Glasgow.
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Question reference: S5W-04860
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 30 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it takes to discourage food waste.
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Question reference: S5F-00477
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 November 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 November 2016
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to tackle cyber-bullying.
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Question reference: S5W-03390
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 31 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the publication in 2014 of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Waiting for assessment - Executive Summary, what the current waiting times are for diagnosing children with autism spectrum conditions, and whether the targets set out in The Scottish Strategy for Autism are being met.
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Question reference: S5W-03387
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 27 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to offset the reported lack of parking provision at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.