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-33304
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 26 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason non-essential retail is to close under the level 4 restrictions, in light of reports that the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) has assessed that the impact on transmission of the closure of non-essential retail was "low’" and has "very minimal impact on R values".
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Question reference: S5W-33306
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 26 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether the grants awarded to non-essential retail businesses required to close under the level 4 restrictions will reflect the loss of income that might have been generated as a result of sales in the run up to Christmas.
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Question reference: S5W-33305
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 26 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding what proportion of annual retail sales are received during the November to December shopping period.
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Question reference: S5O-04803
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 December 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to food banks.
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Question reference: S5W-33110
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 23 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when it will progress with the devolution of VAT powers, and for how long it will leave the VAT assignation power with the UK Government.
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Question reference: S5W-33100
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 23 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31664 by Joe FitzPatrick on 23 September 2020, whether a date has been agreed for the reopening of NHS pain clinic services to allow people to resume treatment.
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Question reference: S5W-33028
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances eight-year-olds are required to wear face coverings, broken down by the environments in which these requirements exist.
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Question reference: S5W-33027
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether eight-year-olds are required to wear face coverings when entering and exiting buildings, including sports centres.
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Question reference: S5W-33188
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32683 by Roseanna Cunningham on 10 November 2020, on what date it received Scottish Water's 2019-20 annual accounts.
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Question reference: S5W-33118
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 16 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-32560 by Kevin Stewart on 27 October 2020, for what reason no Equalities Impact Assessment, Business Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Appraisal have been undertaken for the proposals set out in its technical consultation on amendments to housing planning policy.
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