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-05051
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support the integration of refugees and asylum seekers.
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Question reference: S6W-05139
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with (a) Mears and (b) local authorities to tackle the reported (i) digital exclusion and (b) poor Wi-Fi access experienced by individuals in asylum seeker accommodation.
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Question reference: S6W-05050
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the inclusivity of public health communication, in light of the challenges experienced by asylum seekers and refugees in understanding such advice during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6O-00603
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it next plans to revise the Conditions of Eligibility for the Bus Service Operators Grant.
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Question reference: S6W-04873
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the proposed timescale is for the commencement of works on the site of the former car park to the east of Glasgow Queen Street Station to build a new North Hanover Street entrance and podium building for operational and passenger facilities, including retail, and what the expected duration of the project will be.
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Question reference: S6W-04872
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 17 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the anticipated timescale is for the electrification of the Maryhill railway line in Glasgow.
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Question reference: S6W-04687
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date booster vaccinations will be displayed on the NHS Scotland COVID status app.
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Question reference: S6W-04735
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support the development of a museum at Barlinnie prison in Glasgow once the site is decommissioned by the Scottish Prison Service, on a similar basis to the Peterhead Prison Museum, which opened in 2016 after the closure of Peterhead prison in 2013.
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Question reference: S6W-04499
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 2 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any implications of the ending of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), due to take place in March 2022, for the development and expansion of district heating schemes in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-04061
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the 465 million euros allocated from the European Social Fund for the period 2014-2020 has (a) been spent and (b) returned to the EU as unspent or decommitted funds.