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-06323
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 23 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the provision of full fibre broadband across the KA24 postcode area in North Ayrshire.
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Question reference: S6O-00760
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 February 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent reports of the third successful civil damages case for rape, whether it will review the reasons why these cases were not prosecuted in the criminal courts.
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Question reference: S6W-05851
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how many items of PPE in the Scottish Government's national stockpile cannot be used by health workers because the items have passed their expiry date.
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Question reference: S6W-05439
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether retail businesses are currently being advised to enforce social distancing of at least (a) one metre or (b) two metres.
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Question reference: S6F-00752
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 January 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 February 2022
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will give a commitment to keep ferry services in public ownership.
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Question reference: S6W-05823
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the use of HEPA filters in school classrooms.
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Question reference: S6W-05822
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 27 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what research it has carried out on the effectiveness of HEPA filters in reducing COVID-19 transmission rates in schools.
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Question reference: S6W-05825
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 27 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish the methodology supplied to local authorities regarding carbon dioxide monitoring in schools.
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Question reference: S6W-05824
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 27 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with teaching unions regarding ventilation in schools.
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Question reference: S6O-00692
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 January 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how its policies across government will support people living in the West Scotland region to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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