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-32449
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on Highlands and Islands air routes of the COVID-19 restrictions, and what action it is taking to protect the region’s aviation connectivity.
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Question reference: S5W-32440
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 26 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when its Pregnancy Maternity Discrimination Working Group last met, and how the group is addressing the reported increase in discrimination against women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-32438
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 26 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what employment protection will be offered to women on a placement on its proposed Job Guarantee Scheme who become pregnant.
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Question reference: S5W-32444
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 26 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the findings were of the analysis by it and Skills Development Scotland regarding the number of (a) workplace and (b) student modern apprenticeships that were not completed following maternity leave.
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Question reference: S5W-32106
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what actions were agreed as a result of the meeting convened by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism on 14 September 2020 with public agencies to discuss issues associated with camping, pressure on rural communities and the local environment, particularly in relation to the Highlands and Islands.
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Question reference: S5W-32206
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 14 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the qualification criteria will be to apply for the Self-Isolation Support Grant.
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Question reference: S5W-32403
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2020
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the vacancy level is for environmental health officers in each local authority area, and how this compares with each the last three years.
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Question reference: S5W-32402
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2020
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how the various changes in regulations and restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are being met by environmental health officers, including what additional training has been required.
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Question reference: S5W-32400
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2020
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the environmental health officers in each local authority are female, also broken down by the proportion of those recruited as a result of the additional resources it announced on 22 September 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-32404
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2020
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) sickness and (b) absence level is for environmental health officers in each local authority area, and how this compares with each the last three years.
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