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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-05148

Asked by: Maurice Corry, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure wider accessibility to organised sport for children and young people once restrictions on this are lifted.

Question reference: S5O-04958

Asked by: Maurice Corry, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, what efforts it has made to raise awareness among businesses of the support available to assist them in employing veterans, where vacancies match their skills and experience.

Question reference: S5O-04922

Asked by: Maurice Corry, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 January 2021
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government what support it plans to provide to the tourism industry in light of the uncertainty that businesses face in their decision-making for this year’s summer season.

Question reference: S5O-04850

Asked by: Maurice Corry, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 December 2020
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government how it is responding to the issue of offenders having no home to return to when they are released from prison.

Question reference: S5O-04696

Asked by: Maurice Corry, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support businesses adapting to new ways of working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S5O-04646

Asked by: Maurice Corry, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it is allocating to support businesses in the west of Scotland to sustain the local economy as increased restrictions are implemented.

Question reference: S5O-04630

Asked by: Maurice Corry, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, how it is working with local authorities and third sector organisations to help protect vulnerable people.

Question reference: S5O-04331

Asked by: Maurice Corry, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 March 2020
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 March 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with supermarkets regarding any support they may require to ensure there is an adequate food supply during the current pandemic.

The Scottish Government is working closely with retailers and local government to ensure food and supplies remain available across all of Scotland. We have acted to enable local authorities to relax restrictions on delivery hours, delivery driver working hours, and shop opening times to help and to allow shoppers more opportunity to access supplies out of normal business hours.

Retailers have assured me that there is sufficient stock within the system and what we are seeing just now is a symptom of the unprecedented demand. That could be greatly eased if shoppers buy just what they need and I ask everyone to shop considerately and locally to support our food and drink retailers and producers where they can.

Question reference: S5W-27692

Asked by: Maurice Corry, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2020
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 March 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost is of an initial appointment for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Question reference: S5O-04222

Asked by: Maurice Corry, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to secure and develop services at the Vale of Leven Hospital, in light of the announcement that its out-of-hours unit is to temporarily close at evenings and weekends.