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-02470
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 28 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the recently-appointed Strategic Policy and Political Adviser to the First Minister was paid any salary during her four-month absence from May 2021 as Chief of Staff and, if so, what the (a) reasons were for its position on this matter and (b) source was of this income.
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Question reference: S6W-02475
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 27 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on the hire of ministerial cars from private companies in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-02473
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 27 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many ministerial cars are available for use; how this compares with each year since 1999, and what plans it has to increase the size of the fleet.
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Question reference: S6O-00198
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 23 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it plans to report on the findings of the consultation on New Year’s Day trading for large shops.
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Question reference: S6W-02805
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many overseas offices it has, broken down by location; what the annual running cost is for each office, including (a) accommodation and (b) staffing costs, and how many staff each office employs.
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Question reference: S6W-02905
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many overseas offices it plans to establish in each of the next five years, also broken down by location; what the expected annual running cost will be for each office, including (a) accommodation and (b) staffing costs, and how many staff each office will employ.
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Question reference: S6W-02533
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) ambulances and (b) patient transport vehicles have been available for deployment in each month since April 2019, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-02487
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccination have been found subsequently to have antibodies for the virus.
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Question reference: S6W-02537
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many paramedics have been in post in each year since 2017.
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Question reference: S6W-02547
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on whether the death of the nursing assistant, Neil Alexander, was reported to the Health and Safety Executive by NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
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