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-03247
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on waiving the requirement for fully-vaccinated UK residents to take a COVID-19 PCR test on return to Scotland from international travel to amber list countries if their trip was for fewer than five days.
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Question reference: S6W-03200
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is undertaking in partnership with the UK Government and telecoms companies to improve digital inclusion in the Glasgow region.
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Question reference: S6W-03259
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle the reported backlog of people requiring urgent mental health support.
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Question reference: S6W-03175
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether guidance allows for employers to dismiss positive COVID-19 lateral flow tests taken by employees unless the individual has returned a positive PCR test result.
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Question reference: S6W-02614
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what criteria it uses to determine whether countries are listed as red on its international travel and managed isolation regime, and what information it has on the support available to people from Scotland who travel to countries listed as amber, which are subsequently listed as red, resulting in a need to change travel plans at short notice.
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Question reference: S6W-02568
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider extending the ScotGEM bursary to cover all medical students in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-03180
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether an individual travelling to Scotland who has received two COVID-19 vaccinations, but has received a different vaccine for each dose, will still count as fully vaccinated with regards to travel and isolation guidance.
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Question reference: S6W-03176
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what obligations there are on employers in relation to their workforce if a member of their staff returns a positive COVID-19 test result.
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Question reference: S6O-00244
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will respond to the calls being made by trade unions and activist groups and allocate an additional £17 million in funding this year to support the local authority services currently managed by Glasgow Life.
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Question reference: S6W-02985
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 29 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will introduce a contactless (cEMV) ticketing system across all stations on Scotland's Railway, in addition to the current ITSO smartcard and m-ticket app.
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