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-00702
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been given to community pharmacy contractors to provide COVID-19 vaccinators, and what its response is to concerns that it is reportedly favouring the use of large and multinational pharmacy contractors and companies over locum pharmacists.
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Question reference: S6W-00780
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the (a) number and (b) percentage of eligible children who have received their HPV vaccination in the last year, and how many received their second dose within the 18-month target, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-00779
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31987 by Joe Fitzpatrick on 1 October 2020, whether it will provide an update on the progress of plans to ensure that any missed HPV vaccinations are rescheduled.
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Question reference: S6W-00741
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how the NHS Recovery Plan will support delivery of the commitment to a Right to Rehab.
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Question reference: S6W-00705
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many COVID-19 vaccination sessions are covered under contract from community pharmacies.
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Question reference: S6W-01000
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 2 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00523 by Mairi Gougeon on 21 June 2021, whether it will set out the information provided broken down by (a) domestic and (b) foreign vessels.
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Question reference: S6W-00648
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has given to health and social care partnerships on the easement of section 13za of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.
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Question reference: S6W-00689
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority area have on-site defibrillators.
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Question reference: S6W-00841
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to help prevent chronic stress among officers, and how much funding it has provided in each year since 2019-20 in mental health support for officers experiencing this condition.
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Question reference: S6W-00840
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many civilian staff are employed by Police Scotland, broken down by division.