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-02426
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in (a) East Lothian, (b) Midlothian and (c) the Scottish Borders have been given COVID-19 vaccination appointments for their (i) first and (ii) second dose outwith their local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-02425
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how many COVID-19 vaccination appointments have been missed due to the distance or travel time to a vaccination centre.
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Question reference: S6W-03056
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when guidance to schools will be updated to enable parents to watch their children taking part in sport on school premises.
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Question reference: S6W-03036
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has provided to public transport companies on returning services to pre-pandemic levels.
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Question reference: S6W-02427
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been given COVID-19 vaccination appointments for their (a) first and (b) second dose at a vaccination centre that was further than (i) 10, (ii) 20 and (iii) 30 miles from their home.
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Question reference: S6W-02344
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many calls to the Scottish Ambulance Service have been responded to (a) within (i) under 10, (ii) 10 to 29, (iii) 30 to 59 and (iv) 60 to 120 and (b) after over 120 minutes in each calendar year since 2016, also broken down by NHS board area.
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Question reference: S6W-02928
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the new East Linton railway station will open, and how many (a) weekday and (b) weekend services it will have.
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Question reference: S6W-02719
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to secure the long-term future of inpatient services at (a) Edington Cottage Hospital, North Berwick and (b) Belhaven Hospital, Dunbar.
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Question reference: S6W-02718
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase the provision of inpatient services in East Lothian.
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Question reference: S6W-02860
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to ensuring that (a) people with lived experience and (b) frontline service providers are able to contribute to the development of a national transitions strategy.