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: S5W-33660
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what resources it will allocate to support people with so-called long-COVID, in light of the £10 million in additional funding in England that is being used towards establishing long-COVID clinics.
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Question reference: S5W-33661
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce the successful bids that have been made to the Chief Scientist Office's fund into applied research on the longer-term effects of so-called long-COVID.
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Question reference: S5W-33685
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 16 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32799 by Joe Fitzpatrick on 10 November 2020, whether the scientific evidence on transmission mentioned in the answer will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-33625
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce daily testing at care homes over the Christmas period to protect residents, staff and visitors from an increased risk of COVID-19 transmission.
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Question reference: S5W-33633
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further funding support to businesses in areas currently subject to Level 4 restrictions, in light of reports that the Scottish Retail Consortium estimates that non-food shops will miss out on £270 million in lost revenues over the three weeks of restrictions.
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Question reference: S5W-33714
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it provides to Scottish Enterprise for the Scottish Investment Bank, and how many staff are employed in this area.
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Question reference: S5W-33634
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 14 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its response to the recent UK Spending Review, which announced a public sector pay freeze, whether it plans to increase public sector pay for workers in Scotland in its upcoming Budget.
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Question reference: S5W-33868
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether the exclusivity agreement between Scottish Enterprise and Flamingo Land Ltd will be renewed and, if so, for what reason.
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Question reference: S5W-33854
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 14 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for third sector organisations whose fundraising has been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-33789
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government who in Police Scotland was consulted in the development of the policy on harassment complaints; when the first contact was, and with whom.
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