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-17618
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to review tiers of local democracy and whether reform is needed.
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Question reference: S6W-17610
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported proposal by Common Weal regarding the creation of Development Councils, a new tier of democracy beneath current local democratic structures.
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Question reference: S6W-17617
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review or amend the law to ensure that local authorities are prohibited from closing or selling public museums unless alternative premises have been identified for their replacement.
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Question reference: S6F-02085
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 May 2023
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on the potential impact of the proposed timetable reductions by ScotRail on efforts to ensure a modal shift from car to train.
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Question reference: S6W-17616
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 5 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review or amend the law to ensure that local authorities are prohibited from closing or selling public libraries unless alternative premises have been identified for their replacement.
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Question reference: S6W-17209
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 4 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the reported shortage of social workers, including any specific shortage of criminal justice social workers who, according to Social Work Scotland, have on average one of the highest caseloads.
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Question reference: S6W-17208
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 2 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the reasons for the reportedly high rates of community payback order absences.
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Question reference: S6W-16686
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the number of patient attacks on staff at the Langhill Clinic psychiatric care unit in Inverclyde, in light of reports that there have been almost 300 attacks on staff by patients since January 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-15958
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 25 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of the eviction ban in reducing the number of tenants being evicted.
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Question reference: S6W-15959
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 25 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the number of hearings involving tenants facing court proceedings to remove them from properties has doubled since 2021-22.
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