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: S6W-00690
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to people with gambling addiction.
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Question reference: S6W-00666
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 24 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to establish a baseline for marine plastic pollution monitoring.
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Question reference: S6W-00720
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00307 by Ivan McKee on 7 June, whether it will provide an update on whether dancing is permitted at weddings in level 0 protection areas.
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Question reference: S6W-00565
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 24 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to calls for national parks to allocate 10% of their areas for rewilding.
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Question reference: S6W-01044
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2021
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 24 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place.
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Question reference: S6W-00736
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 23 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ban the practice of so-called LGBT+ conversion therapy.
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Question reference: S6W-00573
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 23 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Construction Industry Training Board paper, Construction Skills Network Labour Market Intelligence Report, which estimates that 26,250 construction workers will be needed in Scotland by 2025, and what support it can provide to that sector to identify and train new staff.
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Question reference: S6W-00574
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 23 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any workforce shortages in the housebuilding sector that is impacting on the construction of affordable homes, and what support it can provide to that sector to identify and train new staff.
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Question reference: S6W-00585
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what COVID-19 protection requirements under-18s must observe before travelling on family holidays from Scotland to Spain in July 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-00905
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish details of the bid process for the creation of Green Ports.