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-05809
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what further action it plans to take in response to the 20 recommendations set out in the Scottish Veterans Commissioner report, Assessment of Scottish Government Progress against SVC Recommendations: November 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-05496
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports suggesting the planting of non-native species of trees in Scotland is (a) creating a biodiversity crisis and (b) resulting in ancient woodlands being lost to non-native, invasive species.
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Question reference: S6W-05167
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether COVID-19 booster vaccinations will be registered on the NHS Scotland Covid Status App; what the reasons are for its position on this matter, and, if they will be registered, by what date this will happen.
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Question reference: S6O-00663
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Scottish Sentencing Council’s Sentencing Young People guideline, which is due to come into force on 26 January 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-05375
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 19 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to support outdoor education centres during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-05343
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether all individuals involved in the decision-making process for the Health and Wellbeing Census issued to schools have received Disclosure Scotland certificates.
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Question reference: S6W-05338
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when financial support will be paid to cultural and heritage venues affected by public health measures to tackle the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Question reference: S6W-05248
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to exempting aviation industry staff members from the new COVID-19 rules requiring individuals to undertake (a) a pre-departure test, (b) self-isolation until a negative
"day 2" test result, (c) a "day 2" PCR test instead of
a lateral flow test where they have come into contact with someone who has
tested positive and (d) other temporary emergency restrictions.
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Question reference: S6W-05261
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there is a need for clearer and more transparent data-sharing in order to improve blood cancer diagnosis.
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Question reference: S6W-05084
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the review of wrongful exclusions from the cervical screening programme.