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
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Question reference: S6W-27638
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27130 by Maree Todd on 15 May 2024, when it expects a final decision to be taken on funding for Breathing Space in 2024-25.
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Question reference: S6W-27631
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 31 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the performance of Scottish goods exports since 2019, in light of reports of other OECD countries' goods exports having grown by an average of 23% in this time.
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Question reference: S6W-27707
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 31 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what role safer drug consumption facilities will play in its work to end new transmission of HIV in Scotland by 2030.
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Question reference: S6W-27627
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 31 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will convene a conference, in conjunction with the Glasgow School of Art, to establish a national effort to restore the Mackintosh Building by 2030, in light of the reported delay of the project due to insurance arbitration.
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Question reference: S6W-27499
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 31 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to any potential impact on devolved benefits in Scotland, what engagement it has had with the Ministry of Defence, including Veterans UK, regarding reported delays in the award and payment of war pensions for veterans resident in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-27615
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 30 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) stating that companies in China receive nine times more government support, such as subsidies and tax breaks, than their counterparts in OECD countries such as the UK, and what measures it will take to improve such support for companies in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-27689
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 30 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on whether the Scottish National Investment Bank has acquired any equity share positions in (a) companies and (b) projects it has invested in.
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Question reference: S6W-27708
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to piloting opt-out HIV and blood borne virus testing in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
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Question reference: S6W-27498
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to veterans to meet the costs of dental care and treatment.
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Question reference: S6W-27690
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make a high-level summary available of the benchmarking report that was undertaken by First Marine International on Ferguson Marine's shipbuilding facilities and its recommendations for improvement.