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-03132
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, between 1 April 2016 and 30 June 2021, how many Vietnamese nationals have been (a) held on remand, (b) released on bail, (c) prosecuted, (d) convicted and sentenced, broken down by offence and (e) identified as presumed or confirmed trafficking survivors by the National Referral Mechanism, each broken down by how many were (i) adults and (ii) children.
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Question reference: S6W-01100
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken since March 2021 to ensure that (a) seafarers and (b) offshore workers returning directly to Scotland for a period of leave, after working outside the UK, receive assistance from employers to meet the costs of complying with COVID-19 restrictions and requirements.
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Question reference: S6W-03000
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its position stated in the procurement notice issued to local government in 2014 that it "strongly discourages trade with illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories", whether this remains its position.
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Question reference: S6O-00203
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to raise awareness among the public and healthcare professionals of the symptoms of leukaemia.
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Question reference: S6W-02714
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the UK Government to discuss the devolution of health and safety legislation.
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Question reference: S6W-02838
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle nuisance calls.
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Question reference: S6W-02839
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to measure progress on the implementation of the action plan set out in the response to the Nuisance Calls Commission in 2017.
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Question reference: S6W-02320
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what proportion of (i) prisoners and young offenders and (ii) prison staff have received (A) their first dose and (B) both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, also broken down by (1) prison and young offender institution, (2) NHS board area and (3) whether the prisoners and young offenders are (aa) under the age of 18 and (bb) 18 or over.
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Question reference: S6W-02321
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what COVID-19 vaccination (a) targets and (b) timescales it has set for (i) prisoners and young offenders and (ii) prison staff, and how these are being monitored.
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