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-02224
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 10 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve the train line between North Berwick and Edinburgh to (a) reduce journey times and (b) increase the number of daily services.
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Question reference: S6W-02233
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 10 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many times since January 2019 train services between North Berwick and Edinburgh Waverley have been cancelled for (a) all and (b) part of its journey due to (i) track problems, including signalling and flooding, and (ii) track congestion.
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Question reference: S6W-02151
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 6 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how (a) many flood defence schemes it has (i) commissioned and (ii) completed and (b) much it has spent on flood defences in each local authority area in the South Scotland parliamentary region in each year since 2011.
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Question reference: S6W-02225
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what research and analysis it has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned to inform its position on whether (i) children’s (ii) social work, (iii) mental health, (iv) alcohol and drugs, (v) justice social work and (vi) elements of prison services should be incorporated into the jurisdiction of a National Care Service.
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Question reference: S6W-02231
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation took place with (a) the social care sector, (b) trade unions, (c) third sector and charitable organisations, and (d) local authorities prior to the publication of A National Care Service for Scotland – Consultation.
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Question reference: S6W-02313
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when National Planning Framework 4 will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-02147
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will publish the findings of the review of two-metre social distancing restrictions in NHS settings.
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Question reference: S6W-02146
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what impact two-metre social distancing restrictions in NHS settings have had on capacity and throughput in outpatient settings.
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Question reference: S6W-02051
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a travel test package of NHS COVID-19 tests, offered at a fixed price, for travellers returning to Scotland, similar to that provided for travellers returning to Wales.
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Question reference: S6W-01218
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether SEPA would be able to enforce the Deposit Return Scheme in the rest of the UK.