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-03736
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with businesses in Glasgow ahead of COP26.
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Question reference: S6W-03740
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what economic impact assessment it has undertaken in relation to COP26.
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Question reference: S6W-03761
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of which type of court the reported 62,907 domestic abuse incidents recorded by Police Scotland in 2019-20 were tried in.
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Question reference: S6W-03782
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with representatives of SQA staff who may be concerned about the future of their employment due to the current review of the organisation.
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Question reference: S6W-03733
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 29 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to engage with the work submitted to the Scottish Parliament's Non-Government Bills Unit (NGBU) on fair rents in the last parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S6W-03735
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 29 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any work that it has carried out to date on its proposed legislation on fair rents.
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Question reference: S6W-03734
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 29 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the timetable for its proposed legislation on fair rents.
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Question reference: S6O-00314
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to introduce a system of nationwide rent controls.
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Question reference: S6W-03382
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of cancelled appointments within NHS consultant clinics, and what guidance it has issued on this.
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Question reference: S6W-03381
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how long it estimates it will take the NHS to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, and when it anticipates NHS waiting times will return to pre-pandemic levels.