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-06895
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the provisions in the UK Building Safety Bill that apply to Scotland will be enacted through a statutory instrument in the Scottish Parliament, and, if so, what it anticipates the potential impact will be on the built environment in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-06539
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will work with the UK Government to establish a mandatory licensing scheme for the construction industry that would aim to protect consumers from rogue traders.
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Question reference: S6W-06540
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to help raise standards within the construction industry.
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Question reference: S6W-06541
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a mandatory licensing scheme for the construction industry that would aim to protect consumers in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-06205
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on establishing a mandatory licensing scheme for the construction industry to protect consumers from rogue traders, and what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding such a licensing scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-06095
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 3 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019, whether the keeper liability provisions, whereby the registered keeper of a vehicle is liable for the payment of a parking charge notice, resulting from parking on private land out with the conditions displayed, if the car's driver at the time cannot be identified, have come into force, and if this is not the case, by when it anticipates they will be commenced.
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Question reference: S6W-06211
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 28 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to embed fair work practices across different industry sectors, in light of the CIPD survey report, Working Lives Scotland 2021, which states that 19% of employees say they have no voice channel at work at all.
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Question reference: S6W-06209
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 28 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the UK Government in relation to reported labour shortages.
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Question reference: S6W-06206
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it can take to raise standards in the construction industry to protect consumers.
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Question reference: S6W-06208
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 23 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it can do to support businesses that are experiencing higher than average instances of long-term employee absence, in light of research by the CIPD reportedly showing that 26% of organisations list long-COVID among their main causes of long-term sickness absence.
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