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-06588
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how much of the £120 million Mental Health Recovery and Renewal Fund has been distributed, broken down by each recipient.
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Question reference: S6W-06779
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what ministerial visits have been carried out in (a) Ayr, (b) Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, (c) Clydesdale, (d) Dumfriesshire, (e) East Lothian, (f) Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, (g) Galloway and West Dumfries, (h) Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley and (i) Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, since May 2017.
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Question reference: S6W-06593
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what ministerial meetings or discussions have been held with East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership about returning suspended services, including inpatient services, to the Edington Hospital in North Berwick.
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Question reference: S6W-06497
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent by each NHS board on external legal support in connection with cases of unfair dismissal, in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S6W-06499
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent by each NHS board on external legal support in connection with cases of staff bullying, in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S6W-06501
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent by each NHS board on external legal support in connection with cases of sexual harassment, in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S6W-06582
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 1 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it estimates that every eligible child living in (a) Midlothian, (b) East Lothian, (c) Scottish Borders, (d) Dumfries and Galloway, (e) South Ayrshire (f) East Ayrshire, (g) North Ayrshire, and (h) South Lanarkshire council areas, will have a free bicycle in their possession.
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Question reference: S6W-06521
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 1 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many FOI requests were rejected by each NHS board because they did not meet the legal criteria for receiving a response, in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S6W-06522
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 1 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has spent on responding to FOI requests, in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S6W-06519
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 1 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many FOI requests were made to each NHS board, and of those how many were not responded to within 20 working days, in each year since 2007.